Urea derivatives as abl modulators

ABSTRACT

The invention provides methods and compositions for treating conditions mediated by Bcr-Abl. The invention also provides methods of using the compounds and/or compositions in the treatment of a variety of diseases and unwanted conditions in subjects.

This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/989,814, filed Nov. 15, 2004, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/520,273, filed Nov. 13, 2003, U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/527,094, filed Dec. 3, 2003, U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/531,243, filed Dec. 18, 2003, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/531,082, filed Dec. 18, 2003, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

BACKGROUND

Protein kinases (PKs) play a role in signal transduction pathways regulating a number of cellular functions, such as cell growth, differentiation, and cell death. PKs are enzymes that catalyze the phosphorylation of hydroxy groups on tyrosine, serine and threonine residues of proteins, and can be conveniently broken down into two classes, the protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs) and the serine-threonine kinases (STKs). Growth factor receptors with PTK activity are known as receptor tyrosine kinases. Protein receptor tyrosine kinases are a family of tightly regulated enzymes, and the aberrant activation of various members of the family is one of the hallmarks of cancer. The protein-tyrosine kinase family, which includes Bcr-Abl tyrosine kinase, can be divided into subgroups that have similar structural organization and sequence similarity within the kinase domain. The members of the type III group of receptor tyrosine kinases include the platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) receptors (PDGF receptors α and β), colony-stimulating factor (CSF-1) receptor (CSF-1R, c-Fms), FLT-3, and stem cell or steel factor receptor (c-kit). A more complete listing of the known Protein receptor tyrosine kinases subfamilies is described in Plowman et al., DN&P, 7(6):334-339 (1994), which is incorporated by reference, including any drawings, as if fully set forth herein. Furthermore, for a more detailed discussion of “non-receptor tyrosine kinases”, see Bolen, Oncogene, 8:2025-2031 (1993), which is incorporated by reference, including any drawings, as if fully set forth herein.

Hematologic cancers, also known as hematologic or hematopoietic malignancies, are cancers of the blood or bone marrow; including leukemia and lymphoma. Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) is a clonal hematopoietic stem cell leukemia that represents ˜90% of all acute leukemias in adults. See e.g., Lowenberg et al., N. Eng. J. Med. 341:1051-62 (1999). While chemotherapy can result in complete remissions, the long term disease-free survival rate for AML is about 14% with about 7,400 deaths from AML each year in the United States. The single most commonly mutated gene in AML is FLT3 kinase. See e.g., Abu-Duhier et al., Br. J. Haemotol. 111:190-05 (2000); Kiyoi et al., Blood 93:3074-80 (1999); Kottaridis et al., Blood 98:1752-59 (2001); Stirewalt et al., Blood 97:3589-95 (2001). Such mutations also indicate a poor prognosis for the patient.

The compounds provided by the present invention are urea derivatives of substituted aryls and hetroaryls, e.g., isoxazoles, pyrazoles and isothiazoles. Urea derivatives of pyrazoles have been reported to be selective p38 kinase inhibitors by Dumas, J., et al., Bioorg. Medic. Chem. Lett. 10:2051-2054 (2000). Oxazoles and isopyrazoles are suggested as blockers of cytokine production in WO 00/43384 published 27 Jul. 2000. Urea derivatives of isoxazole and pyrazoles are described as inhibitors of RAF kinase in WO 99/32106 published 1 Jul. 1999. Such compounds are also described as p38 kinase inhibitors by Dumas, J., et al., Bioorg. Medic. Chem. Lett. 10:2047-2050 (2000). These compounds are also suggested as p38 kinase inhibitors in PCT publication WO 99/32111 published 1 Jul. 1999.

There remains a need for additional compounds that are effective in inhibiting kinase activity. Given the complexities of signal transduction with the redundancy and crosstalk between various pathways, the identification of specific kinase inhibitors permits accurate targeting with limited inhibition of other pathways, thus reducing the toxicity of such inhibitory compounds.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides compounds which modulate kinase activity, and in some embodiments inhibit protein tyrosine kinases or a specific kinase or kinase class. In some embodiments, the compositions and methods for treating and preventing conditions and diseases, such as cancer, hematologic malignancies, cardiovascular disease, inflammation or multiple sclerosis. The compounds of the invention can be delivered alone or in combination with additional agents, and are used for the treatment and/or prevention of conditions and diseases. As used throughout the specification, unless otherwise stated, each of the substituents is as previously defined.

Provided herein are compositions and methods for treating a disease comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of an abl modulating compound having the structure:

wherein:

-   (a) R_(3a) and R_(4a) are each a suitable substituent independently     selected from hydrogen, or an alkyl, alkenyl, heteroalkyl,     haloalkyl, alkynyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, heteroaryl     group unsubstituted or substituted with one or more suitable     substituents independently selected from the group consisting of:     halogens; —CN; and —NO₂; and alkyl, alkenyl, heteroalkyl, haloalkyl,     alkynyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, heteroaryl,     —(CH₂)_(z)CN where z is a whole integer, preferably from 0 to 4,     ═NH, —NHOH, —OH, —C(O)H, —OC(O)H, —C(O)OH, —OC(O)OH, —OC(O)OC(O)H,     —OOH, —C(NH)NH₂, —NHC(NH)NH₂, —C(S)NH₂, —NHC(S)NH₂, —NHC(O)NH₂,     —S(O₂)H, —S(O)H, —NH₂, —C(O)NH₂, —OC(O)NH₂, —NHC(O)H, —NHC(O)OH,     —C(O)NHC(O)H, —OS(O₂)H, —OS(O)H, —OSH, —SC(O)H, —S(O)C(O)OH,     —SO₂C(O)OH, —NHSH, —NHS(O)H, —NHSO₂H, —C(O)SH, —C(O)S(O)H,     —C(O)S(O₂)H, —C(S)H, —C(S)OH, —C(SO)OH, —C(SO₂)OH, —NHC(S)H,     —OC(S)H, —OC(S)OH, —OC(SO₂)H, —S(O₂)NH₂, —S(O)NH₂, —SNH₂,     —NHCS(O₂)H, —NHC(SO)H, —NHC(S)H, and -SH groups unsubstituted or     substituted with one or more suitable substituents independently     selected from the group consisting of halogens, ═O, —NO₂, —CN,     —(CH₂)_(z)—CN where z is a whole integer preferably from 0 to 4,     —OR_(c), —NR_(c)OR_(c), —NR_(c)R_(c),—C(O)NR_(c), —C(O)OR_(c),     —C(O)R_(c), —NR_(c)C(O)NR_(c)R_(c), —NR_(c)C(O)R_(c), —OC(O)OR_(c),     —OC(O)NR_(c)R_(c), —SR_(c), unsubstituted alkyl, unsubstituted     alkenyl, unsubstituted alkynyl, unsubstituted aryl, unsubstituted     cycloalkyl, unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl, and unsubstituted     heteroaryl, or two or more substituents cyclize to form a fused or     spiro polycyclic cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl     group, where each R_(c) is indepenently selected from hydrogen,     unsubstituted alkyl, unsubstituted alkenyl, unsubstituted alkynyl,     unsubstituted aryl, unsubstituted cycloalkyl, unsubstituted     heterocycloalkyl, and unsubstituted heteroaryl, or two or more R_(c)     groups together cyclize to form part of a heteroaryl or     heterocycloalkyl group unsubstituted or substituted with an     unsubstituted alkyl group;     -   or where R_(3a) and R_(4a) together cyclize to form part of a         heteroaryl or heterocycloalkyl group unsubstituted or         substituted with one or more suitable substituents selected from         halogen, ═O; ═S; —CN; —NO₂, or an alkyl, alkenyl, heteroalkyl,         haloalkyl, alkynyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl,         heteroaryl group unsubstituted or substituted with one or more         suitable substituents independently selected from the group         consisting of: halogens; ═O; ═S; —CN; and —NO_(2;) and alkyl,         alkenyl, heteroalkyl, haloalkyl, alkynyl, aryl, cycloalkyl,         heterocycloalkyl, heteroaryl, —(CH₂)_(z)CN where z is a whole         integer, preferably from 0 to 4, ═NH, —NHOH, —OH, —C(O)H,         —OC(O)H, —C(O)OH, —OC(O)OH, —OC(O)OC(O)H, —OOH, —C(NH)NH₂,         —NHC(NH)NH₂, —C(S)NH₂, —NHC(S)NH₂, —NHC(O)NH₂, —S(O₂)H, —S(O)H,         —NH₂, —C(O)NH₂, —OC(O)NH₂, —NHC(O)H, —NHC(O)OH, —C(O)NHC(O)H,         —OS(O₂)H, —OS(O)H, —OSH, —SC(O)H, —S(O)C(O)OH, —SO₂C(O)OH,         —NHSH, —NHS(O)H, —NHSO₂H, —C(O)SH, —C(O)S(O)H, —C(O)S(O₂)H,         —C(S)H, —C(S)OH, —C(SO)OH, —C(SO₂)OH, —NHC(S)H, —OC(S)H,         —OC(S)OH, —OC(SO₂)H, —S(O₂)NH₂, —S(O)NH₂, —SNH₂, —NHCS(O₂)H,         —NHC(SO)H, —NHC(S)H, and —SH groups unsubstituted or substituted         with one or more suitable substituents independently selected         from the group consisting of halogens, ═O, —NO₂, —CN,         —(CH₂)_(z)—CN where z is a whole integer, preferably from 0 to         4, —OR_(c), —NR_(c)OR_(c), —NR_(c)R_(c), —C(O)NR_(c),         —C(O)OR_(c), —C(O)R_(c), —NR_(c)C(O)NR_(c)R_(c),         —NR_(c)C(O)R_(c), —OC(O)OR_(c), —OC(O)NR_(c)R_(c), —SR_(c),         unsubstituted alkyl, unsubstituted alkenyl, unsubstituted         alkynyl, unsubstituted aryl, unsubstituted cycloalkyl,         unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl, and unsubstituted heteroaryl, or         two or more substituents cyclize to form a fused or spiro         polycyclic cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl         group, where each R_(c) is independently selected from hydrogen,         unsubstituted alkyl, unsubstituted alkenyl, unsubstituted         alkynyl, unsubstituted aryl, unsubstituted cycloalkyl,         unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl, and unsubstituted heteroaryl, or         two or more R_(c) groups together cyclize to form part of a         heteroaryl or heterocycloalkyl group unsubstituted or         substituted with an unsubstituted alkyl group; -   (b) Ar₁, Ar₂ and Ar₃ are each independently an aryl, heteroaryl,     cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl group unsubstituted or substituted     with one or more suitable substituents independently selected from     the group consisting of: halogens; ═O; ═S; —CN; and —NO₂; and alkyl,     alkenyl, heteroalkyl, haloalkyl, alkynyl, aryl, cycloalkyl,     heterocycloalkyl, heteroaryl, —(CH₂)_(z)CN where z is a whole     integer, preferably from 0 to 4, ═NH, —NHOH, —OH, —C(O)H, —OC(O)H,     —C(O)OH, —OC(O)OH, —OC(O)OC(O)H, OOH, —C(NH)NH₂, —NHC(NH)NH₂,     —C(S)NH₂, —NHC(S)NH₂, —NHC(O)NH₂, —S(O₂)H, —S(O)H, —NH₂, —C(O)NH₂,     —OC(O)NH₂, —NHC(O)H, —NHC(O)OH, —C(O)NHC(O)H, —OS(O₂)H, —OS(O)H,     —OSH, —SC(O)H, —S(O)C(O)OH, —SO₂C(O)OH, —NHSH, —NHS(O)H, —NHSO₂H,     —C(O)SH, —C(O)S(O)H, —C(O)S(O₂)H, —C(S)H, —C(S)OH, —C(SO)OH,     —C(SO₂)OH, —NHC(S)H, —OC(S)H, —OC(S)OH, —OC(SO₂)H, —S(O₂)NH₂,     —S(O)NH₂, —SNH₂, —NHCS(O₂)H, —NHC(SO)H, —NHC(S)H, and —SH groups     unsubstituted or substituted with one or more suitable substituents     independently selected from the group consisting of halogens, ═O,     ═NO₂, —CN, —(CH₂)_(z)—CN where z is a whole integer, preferably from     0 to 4, —OR_(c), —NR_(c)OR_(c), —NR_(c)R_(c), —C(O)NR_(c),     —C(O)OR_(c), —C(O)R_(c), —NR_(c)C(O)NR_(c)R_(c), —NR_(c)C(O)R_(c),     —OC(O)OR_(c), —OC(O)NR_(c)R_(c), —SR_(c), unsubstituted alkyl,     unsubstituted alkenyl, unsubstituted alkynyl, unsubstituted aryl,     unsubstituted cycloalkyl, unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl, and     unsubstituted heteroaryl, or two or more substituents cyclize to     form a fused or spiro polycyclic cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl,     or heteroaryl group, where each R_(c) is independently selected from     hydrogen, unsubstituted alkyl, unsubstituted alkenyl, unsubstituted     alkynyl, unsubstituted aryl, unsubstituted cycloalkyl, unsubstituted     heterocycloalkyl, and unsubstituted heteroaryl, or two or more R_(c)     groups together cyclize to form part of a heteroaryl or     heterocycloalkyl group unsubstituted or substituted with an     unsubstituted alkyl group; -   (c) n₁ is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; -   (d) n₂ is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; -   (e) n₃ is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; -   (f) Z_(a) is a bond or is selected from S, O, N, NR_(c), C(O)NR_(c),     NR_(c)C(O), and CR_(c), wherein R_(c) is a suitable substituent     selected from hydrogen, unsubstituted alkyl, unsubstituted alkenyl,     unsubstituted alkynyl, unsubstituted aryl, unsubstituted cycloalkyl,     unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl, or unsubstituted heteroaryl group;     and -   (g) W_(a) is S or O; -   or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, pharmaceutically acceptable     N-oxide, pharmaceutically active metabolite, pharmaceutically     acceptable prodrug, isomer derivative, or pharmaceutically     acceptable solvate thereof.

Provided herein are compositions and methods for treating a disease comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of an abl modulating compound having the following structure:

wherein:

-   (a) R_(2g), R_(3g) and R_(4g) are each independently selected from     hydrogen, unsubstituted alkyl, unsubstituted aryl, and unsubstituted     heteroaryl; -   (b) n is 0, 1 or 2; -   (c) m is 0, 1 or 2; -   (d) n₂ is 0, 1 or 2; -   (e) Ar_(e) is:

wherein:

-   (i) R_(6g) and R_(7g) cyclize to form a 5- or 6-membered aryl,     heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl or cycloakyl group unsubstituted or     substituted with one, two or three suitable substituents     independently selected from the group consisting of: halogens; —CN;     and —NO₂; and alkyl, alkenyl, heteroalkyl, haloalkyl, alkynyl, aryl,     cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, heteroaryl, —(CH₂)_(z)CN where z is a     whole integer from 0 to 4, NH, —NHOH, —OH, —C(O)H, —OC(O)H, —C(O)OH,     —OC(O)OH, —OC(O)OC(O)H, —OOH, —C(NH)NH₂, —NHC(NH)NH₂, —C(S)NH₂,     —NHC(S)NH₂, —NHC(O)NH₂, —S(O₂)H, —S(O)H, —NH₂, —C(O)NH₂, —OC(O)NH₂,     —NHC(O)H, —NHC(O)OH, —C(O)NHC(O)H, —OS(O₂)H, —OS(O)H, —OSH, —SC(O)H,     —S(O)C(O)OH, —SO₂C(O)OH, —NHSH, NHS(O)H, —NHSO₂H, —C(O)SH,     —C(O)S(O)H, —C(O)S(O₂)H, —C(S)H, —C(S)OH, —C(SO)OH, —C(SO₂)OH,     —NHC(S)H, —OC(S)H, —OC(S)OH, —OC(SO₂)H, —S(O₂)NH₂, —S(O)NH₂, —SNH₂,     —NHCS(O₂)H, —NHC(SO)H, —NHC(S)H, and —SH groups unsubstituted or     substituted with one, two or three suitable substituents     independently selected from the group consisting of halogens, ═O,     —NO₂, —CN, —(CH₂)_(z)—CN where z is a whole integer from 0 to 4,     —OR_(c), —NR_(c)OR_(c), —NR_(c)R_(c), —C(O)NR_(c), —C(O)OR_(c),     —C(O)R_(c), —NR_(c)C(O)NR_(c)R_(c), —NR_(c)C(O)R_(c), —OC(O)OR_(c),     —OC(O)NR_(c)R_(c), —SR_(c), unsubstituted alkyl, unsubstituted     alkenyl, unsubstituted alkynyl, unsubstituted aryl, unsubstituted     cycloalkyl, unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl, and unsubstituted     heteroaryl, or two or more substituents cyclize to form a fused or     spiro polycyclic cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl     group, where each R_(c) is independently selected from hydrogen,     unsubstituted alkyl, unsubstituted alkenyl, unsubstituted alkynyl,     unsubstituted aryl, unsubstituted cycloalkyl, unsubstituted     heterocycloalkyl, and unsubstituted heteroaryl, or two or more R_(c)     groups together cyclize to form part of a heteroaryl or     heterocycloalkyl group unsubstituted or substituted with an     unsubstituted alkyl group; -   (ii) R_(10g) is a suitable substituent selected from hydrogen;     halogens; —CN; and —NO_(2;) and alkyl, alkenyl, heteroalkyl,     haloalkyl, alkynyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, heteroaryl,     —(CH₂)_(z)CN where z is a whole integer from 0 to 4, NH, —NHOH, —OH,     —C(O)H, —OC(O)H, —C(O)OH, —OC(O)OH, —OC(O)OC(O)H, —OOH, —C(NH)NH₂,     —NHC(NH)NH₂, —C(S)NH₂, —NHC(S)NH₂, —NHC(O)NH₂, —S(O₂)H, —S(O)H,     —NH₂, —C(O)NH₂, —OC(O)NH₂, —NHC(O)H, —NHC(O)OH, —C(O)NHC(O)H,     —OS(O₂)H, —OS(O)H, —OSH, —SC(O)H, —S(O)C(O)OH, —SO₂C(O)OH, —NHSH,     NHS(O)H, —NHSO₂H, —C(O)SH, —C(O)S(O)H, —C(O)S(O₂)H, —C(S)H, —C(S)OH,     —C(SO)OH, —C(SO₂)OH, —NHC(S)H, —OC(S)H, —OC(S)OH, —OC(SO₂)H,     —S(O₂)NH₂, —S(O)NH₂, —SNH₂, —NHCS(O₂)H, —NHC(SO)H, —NHC(S)H, and —SH     groups unsubstituted or substituted with one, two or three suitable     substituents independently selected from the group consisting of     halogens, ═O, —NO₂, —CN, —(CH₂)_(z)—CN where z is a whole integer     from 0 to 4, —OR,, —NR_(c)OR_(c), —NR_(c)R_(c), —C(O)NR_(c),     —C(O)OR_(c), —C(O)R_(c), —NR_(c)C(O)NR_(c)R_(c), —NR_(c)C(O)R_(c),     —OC(O)OR_(c), —OC(O)NR_(c)R_(c), —SR_(c), unsubstituted alkyl,     unsubstituted alkenyl, unsubstituted alkynyl, unsubstituted aryl,     unsubstituted cycloalkyl, unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl, and     unsubstituted heteroaryl, or two or more substituents cyclize to     form a fused or spiro polycyclic cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl,     or heteroaryl group, where each R_(c) is independently selected from     hydrogen, unsubstituted alkyl, unsubstituted alkenyl, unsubstituted     alkynyl, unsubstituted aryl, unsubstituted cycloalkyl, unsubstituted     heterocycloalkyl, and unsubstituted heteroaryl, or two or more R_(c)     groups together cyclize to form part of a heteroaryl or     heterocycloalkyl group unsubstituted or substituted with an     unsubstituted alkyl group; and -   (iii) T₁ and T₂ are each independently selected from CR_(w) and N,     where R_(w) is a suitable substituent selected from hydrogen;     halogens; —CN; and —NO₂; and unsubstituted alkyl, unsubstituted     alkenyl, unsubstituted alkynyl, unsubstituted aryl, unsubstituted     cycloalkyl, unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl, and unsubstituted     heteroaryl, or two or more substituents cyclize to form a fused or     spiro polycyclic cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl     group; -   or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, pharmaceutically acceptable     N-oxide, isomer, pharmaceutically active metabolite,     pharmaceutically acceptable prodrug, or pharmaceutically acceptable     solvate thereof.

Provided herein are compositions and methods for treating a disease comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of an abl modulating compound having the following structure:

wherein:

-   -   M is substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, or substituted or         unsubstituted aryl;     -   N is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or substituted or         unsubstituted heteroaryl; and     -   K is

where

-   -   Y is O or S;     -   each R_(k) is independently H, halogen, substituted or         unsubstituted alkyl, —OH, substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy,         —OC(O)R₂, —NO₂, —N(R₂)₂, —SR₂, or —C(O)R₂, —C(O)₂R₂,         —C(O)N(R₂)₂, —N(R₂)C(O)R₂,     -   each R₂ is independently H, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl,         substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or         unsubstituted heterocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl,         or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl; or wherein two R₂         groups are linked together by an optionally substituted         alkylene; and     -   each n is independently 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;         or an active metabolite, or a pharmaceutically acceptable         prodrug, isomer, pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate         thereof

Provided herein are compositions and methods for treating a disease comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of an abl modulating compound having the following structure:

wherein:

-   -   each Z is independently C, CR₃, N, NR₃, O, or S, provided that         no more than two Z's are heteroatoms and wherein no two adjacent         Z's are O or S,         -   where R₃ is H, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl,             substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or             unsubstituted heteroaryl, or substituted or unsubstituted             aryl; and         -   each R₁ is independently H, halogen, substituted or             unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy,             substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or             unsubstituted heterocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted             aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, —OR_(c), —OH,             —OC(O)R_(c), —NO₂, —N(R_(c))₂, —SR_(c), S(O)_(j)R_(c) where             j is 1 or 2, —NR_(c)C(O)R_(c), —C(O)N(R_(c))₂, —C(O)₂R_(c),             or —C(O)R_(c); or two adjacent R₁'s, are taken together to             form a substituted or unsubstituted aryl or heteroaryl,             -   each R_(c) is independently H, substituted or                 unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted                 cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or                 substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl.

Provided herein are compositions and methods for treating a disease comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of an abl modulating compound having the following structure:

Provided herein are compositions and methods for treating a disease comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of an abl modulating compound having the following structure:

Provided herein are compositions and methods for treating a disease comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of an abl modulating compound having the following structure:

wherein Z₁ is CR₃ or N; and Z₂ is O or S.

Provided herein are compositions and methods for treating a disease comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of an abl modulating compound having the following structure:

wherein:

-   -   L is a linker selected from the group consisting of a covalent         bond, substituted or unsubstituted alkenylene, substituted or         unsubstituted alkylene, —C(O)NH, —C(O)—, —NH—, —O——, —S—,         —O(substituted or unsubstituted alkylene)-, —N(substituted or         unsubstituted alkylene)-, —C(O)NH(substituted or unsubstituted         alkylene), —C(O)NH(substituted or unsubstituted alkenylene)-,         —NHC(O)(substituted or unsubstituted alkylene)-,         —NHC(O)(substituted or unsubstituted alkenylene)-,         —C(O)(substituted or unsubstituted alkenylene)-, and         —NHC(O)(substituted or unsubstituted alkylene)S(substituted or         unsubstituted alkylene)C(O)NH—; and     -   T is a mono-, bi-, or tricyclic, substituted or unsubstituted         cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, or heteroaryl.         In some embodiments, T is

wherein A is a substituted or unsubstituted five or six-membered heterocyclyl, aryl, or heteroaryl; and B is a substituted or unsubstituted five or six-membered heterocyclene, arylene, or heteroarylene, wherein A and B together form a fused two ring moiety.

Provided herein are compositions and methods for treating a disease comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of an abl modulating compound having the following structure:

In some embodiments, L of said compound is -O(substituted or unsubstituted alkylene)-, —C(O)NH—, or a covalent bond. In other embodiments, A of said compound is substituted or unsubstituted five or six-membered aryl or heteroaryl; and B of said compound is substituted or unsubstituted five or six-membered arylene or heteroarylene.

Provided herein are compositions and methods for treating a disease comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of an abl modulating compound having the following structure:

wherein:

-   -   each X is independently C, CR, N, NR, or O, wherein no more than         three X's is a heteroatom, and no two adjacent ring atoms are O;         and         -   each R is independently H, halogen, substituted or             unsubstituted alkyl, —OH, substituted or unsubstituted             alkoxy, —OC(O)R_(d), —NO₂, —N(R_(d))₂, —SR_(d), —S(O)_(j)             _(d)         -   where j is 1 or 2, —NR_(d) C(O)R_(d), —C(O)₂R_(d),             —C(O)N(R_(d))₂ or —C(O)R_(d), or two adjacent R's are taken             together to form a substituted or unsubstituted aryl or             heteroaryl, where         -   each R_(d) is independently H, substituted or unsubstituted             alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted             or unsubstituted aryl or substituted or unsubstituted             heteroaryl.

Provided herein are compositions and methods for treating a disease comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of an abl modulating compound having the following structure:

Provided herein are compositions and methods for treating a disease comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of an abl modulating compound having the following structure:

wherein:

-   -   each X is independently C, CR, N, NR, or O, wherein no more than         three X's is a heteroatom, and no two adjacent ring atoms are O;         and         -   each R is independently H, halogen, substituted or             unsubstituted alkyl, —OH, substituted or unsubstituted             alkoxy, —OC(O)R_(d), —NO₂, —N(R_(d))₂, —SR_(d), —S(O)_(j)             _(d) where j is 1 or 2, —NR_(d) C(O)R_(d), —C(O)₂R_(d),             —C(O)N(R_(d))₂ or —C(O)R_(d), or two adjacent R's are taken             together to form a substituted or unsubstituted aryl or             heteroaryl, where         -   each R_(d) is independently H, substituted or unsubstituted             alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted             or unsubstituted aryl or substituted or unsubstituted             heteroaryl.

Provided herein are compositions and methods for treating a disease comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of an abl modulating compound having the following structure:

Provided herein are compositions and methods for treating a disease comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of an abl modulating compound having the following structure:

Provided herein are compositions and methods for treating a disease comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of an abl modulating compound having the following structure:

In some embodiments the abl kinase is mutant T315I Abl-1 kinase.

The present invention provides compounds which modulate the activity, and in some embodiments, preferentially inhibit non-receptor tyrosine kinases. In some embodiments, the non-receptor tyrosine kinases include Frk, Btk, Csk, Abl, Zap70, Fes, Fps, Fak, Jak and Ack, their respective subfamilies. In a further embodiment, the non-receptor tyrosine kinase is selected from the Src subfamily, which includes Src, Yes, Fyn, Lyn, Lck, Blk, Hck, Fgr and Yrk.

The compounds and compositions disclosed herein may be used for the prevention or treatment of cancers such as stomach, gastric, bone, ovary, colon, lung, brain, larynx, lymphatic system, genitourinary tract, ovarian, squamous cell carcinoma, astrocytoma, Kaposi's sarcoma, glioblastoma, lung cancer, bladder cancer, head and neck cancer, melanoma, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer, small-cell lung cancer, leukemia, glioma, colorectal cancer, genitourinary cancer gastrointestinal cancer, or pancreatic cancer. In particular, the cancer is acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), B-precursor cell acute lymphoblastic leukemias, myelodysplastic leukemias, T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemias, and chronic myelogenous leukemias (CMLs).

Compositions and methods for treating a disease comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a Bcr-Abl receptor modulating compound are provided herein. In one embodiment, the disease is cancer. In other embodiments, the cancer is a malignant tumor, or a hematologic malignancy such as leukemia and lymphoma. In some embodiments, the leukemia is chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) or acute myelogenous leukemia (AML).

These and other aspects of the present invention will become evident upon reference to the following detailed description. In addition, various references are set forth herein which describe in more detail certain procedures or compositions, and are incorporated by reference in their entirety.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

To more readily facilitate an understanding of the invention and its preferred embodiments, the meanings of terms used herein will become apparent from the context of this specification in view of common usage of various terms and the explicit definitions of other terms provided in the glossary below or in the ensuing description.

Glossary of Terms

Unless otherwise stated, the following terms used in this application, including the specification and claims, have the definitions given below. It must be noted that, as used in the specification and the appended claims, the singular forms “a,” “an” and “the” include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Definition of standard chemistry terms may be found in reference works, including Carey and Sundberg (1992) “ADVANCED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 3^(RD) ED.” Vols. A and B, Plenum Press, New York. Unless otherwise indicated, conventional methods of mass spectroscopy, NMR, HPLC, protein chemistry, biochemistry, recombinant DNA techniques and pharmacology, within the skill of the art are employed.

The term “modulator” means a molecule that interacts with a target either directly or indirectly. The interactions include, but are not limited to, agonist, antagonist, and the like.

The term “agonist” means a molecule such as a compound, a drug, an enzyme activator or a hormone that enhances the activity of another molecule or the activity of a receptor site either directly or indirectly.

The term “antagonist” means a molecule such as a compound, a drug, an enzyme inhibitor, or a hormone, that diminishes or prevents the action of another molecule or the activity of a receptor site either directly or indirectly.

The terms “effective amount” or “therapeutically effective amount” refer to a sufficient amount of the agent to provide the desired biological result. That result can be reduction and/or alleviation of the signs, symptoms, or causes of a disease, or any other desired alteration of a biological system. For example, an “effective amount” for therapeutic use is the amount of the composition comprising a compound as disclosed herein required to provide a clinically significant decrease in a disease. An appropriate “effective” amount in any individual case may be determined by one of ordinary skill in the art using routine experimentation.

As used herein, the terms “treat” or “treatment” are synonymous with the term “prevent” and are meant to indicate a postponement of development of diseases, preventing the development of diseases, and/or reducing severity of such symptoms that will or are expected to develop. Thus, these terms include ameliorating existing disease symptoms, preventing additional symptoms, ameliorating or preventing the underlying metabolic causes of symptoms, inhibiting the disorder or disease, e.g., arresting the development of the disorder or disease, relieving the disorder or disease, causing regression of the disorder or disease, relieving a condition caused by the disease or disorder, or stopping the symptoms of the disease or disorder.

By “pharmaceutically acceptable” or “pharmacologically acceptable” is meant a material which is not biologically or otherwise undesirable, i.e., the material may be administered to an individual without causing any undesirable biological effects or interacting in a deleterious manner with any of the components of the composition in which it is contained.

“Carrier materials” include any commonly used excipients in pharmaceutics and should be selected on the basis of compatibility and the release profile properties of the desired dosage form. Exemplary carrier materials include, e.g., binders, suspending agents, disintegration agents, filling agents, surfactants, solubilizers, stabilizers, lubricants, wetting agents, diluents, and the like. “Pharmaceutically compatible carrier materials” may comprise, e.g., acacia, gelatin, colloidal silicon dioxide, calcium glycerophosphate, calcium lactate, maltodextrin, glycerine, magnesium silicate, sodium caseinate, soy lecithin, sodium chloride, tricalcium phosphate, dipotassium phosphate, sodium stearoyl lactylate, carrageenan, monoglyceride, diglyceride, pregelatinized starch, and the like. See, e.g., Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy, Nineteenth Ed (Easton, Pa.: Mack Publishing Company, 1995); Hoover, John E., Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mack Publishing Co., Easton, Pa. 1975; Liberman, H. A. and Lachman, L., Eds., Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms, Marcel Decker, New York, N.Y., 1980; and Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery Systems, Seventh Ed. (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 1999).

As used herein, the term “subject” encompasses mammals and non-mammals. Examples of mammals include, but are not limited to, any member of the Mammalian class: humans, non-human primates such as chimpanzees, and other apes and monkey species; farm animals such as cattle, horses, sheep, goats, swine; domestic animals such as rabbits, dogs, and cats; laboratory animals including rodents, such as rats, mice and guinea pigs, and the like. Examples of non-mammals include, but are not limited to, birds, fish and the like. In one embodiment of the present invention, the mammal is a human.

The term “pharmaceutically acceptable salt” of a compound means a salt that is pharmaceutically acceptable and that possesses the desired pharmacological activity of the parent compound. Such salts, for example, include: (1) acid addition salts, formed with inorganic acids such as hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid, and the like; or formed with organic acids such as acetic acid, propionic acid, hexanoic acid, cyclopentanepropionic acid, glycolic acid, pyruvic acid, lactic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, malic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, benzoic acid, 3-(4-hydroxybenzoyl)benzoic acid, cinnamic acid, mandelic acid, methanesulfonic acid, ethanesulfonic acid, 1,2-ethanedisulfonic acid, 2-hydroxyethanesulfonic acid, benzenesulfonic acid, 2-naphthalenesulfonic acid, 4-methylbicyclo-[2.2.2]oct-2-ene-1-carboxylic acid, glucoheptonic acid, 4,4,-methylenebis-(3-hydroxy-2-ene-1 -carboxylic acid), 3-phenylpropionic acid, trimethylacetic acid, tertiary butylacetic acid, lauryl sulfuric acid, gluconic acid, glutamic acid, hydroxynaphthoic acid, salicylic acid, stearic acid, muconic acid, and the like; (2) salts formed when an acidic proton present in the parent compound either is replaced by a metal ion, e.g., an alkali metal ion, an alkaline earth ion, or an aluminum ion; or coordinates with an organic base. Acceptable organic bases include ethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine, tromethamine, N-methylglucamine, and the like. Acceptable inorganic bases include aluminum hydroxide, calcium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, sodium hydroxide, and the like. It should be understood that a reference to a pharmaceutically acceptable salt includes the solvent addition forms or crystal forms thereof, particularly solvates or polymorphs. Solvates contain either stoichiometric or non-stoichiometric amounts of a solvent, and are often formed during the process of crystallization. Hydrates are formed when the solvent is water, or alcoholates are formed when the solvent is alcohol. Polymorphs include the different crystal packing arrangements of the same elemental composition of a compound. Polymorphs usually have different X-ray diffraction patterns, infrared spectra, melting points, density, hardness, crystal shape, optical and electrical properties, stability, and solubility. Various factors such as the recrystallization solvent, rate of crystallization, and storage temperature may cause a single crystal form to dominate.

As used herein, the term “biological sample” is broadly defined to include any cell, tissue, organ or multicellular organism. A biological sample can be derived, for example, from cell or tissue cultures in vitro. Alternatively, a biological sample can be derived from a living organism or from a population of single cell organisms.

As used herein, the term “linker” means any divalent linking moiety used to connect, join, or attach two chemical groups. For example, linkers may be used to join two cyclic groups, such as to join two aryl groups (e.g., phenyl), an aryl group to a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group to a heterocyclyl group, a cycloalkyl group to a cycloalkyl group, a cycloalkyl group to a heterocyclyl group, and the like. Representative linkers include, but are not limited to, a covalent bond, -(substituted or unsubstituted alkylene)-, -(substituted or unsubstituted alkenylene)-, -(substituted or unsubstituted alkynylene)-, -(substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkylene)-, -(substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclylene)-, -(substituted or unsubstituted arylene)-, and -(substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene)-. Exemplary linkers also include —O—, —S—, —S(O)—, —S(O)₂—, —S(O)₃—, —C(O)—, —NH—, —N═, —N═N—, ═N—N═, —C(O)NH—, —S(O)NH—, and the like. Additional examples of linkers include —O(substituted or unsubstituted alkylene)-, -N(substituted or unsubstituted alkylene)-, —NHC(O)(substituted or unsubstituted alkylene)-, —C(O)(substituted or unsubstituted alkenylene)-, —NHC(O)(substituted or unsubstituted alkylene)S(substituted or unsubstituted alkylene)C(O)NH—, —NHC(O)(substituted or unsubstituted alkenylene)-, and the like. Linkers, as represented herein, embrace divalent moieties in any chemically feasible directionality. For example, compounds comprising a linker —C(O)NH— which attaches two aryl groups, Ar₁ to Ar₂, include Ar₁—C(O)NH—Ar₂ as well as Ar₁—NHC(O)—Ar₂.

As used herein, the term “halogen” includes fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine.

As used herein, “alkyl” means a straight chain or branched, saturated or unsaturated chain having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms. Representative saturated alkyl groups include, but are not limited to, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, 2-methyl-1-propyl, 2-methyl-2-propyl, 2-methyl-1-butyl, 3-methyl-1-butyl, 2-methyl-3-butyl, 2,2-dimethyl-1-propyl, 2-methyl-1-pentyl, 3-methyl-1-pentyl, 4-methyl-1-pentyl, 2-methyl-2-pentyl, 3-methyl-2-pentyl, 4-methyl-2-pentyl, 2,2-dimethyl-1-butyl, 3,3-dimethyl-1-butyl, 2-ethyl-1-butyl, butyl, isobutyl, t-butyl, n-pentyl, isopentyl, neopentyl, and n-hexyl, and longer alkyl groups, such as heptyl, and octyl. An alkyl group can be unsubstituted or substituted. Unsaturated alkyl groups include alkenyl groups and alkynyl groups, discussed below. Alkyl groups containing three or more carbon atoms may be straight, branched or cyclized.

As used herein, “lower alkyl” means an alkyl having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms.

As used herein, an “alkenyl group” includes a monovalent unbranched or branched hydrocarbon chain having one or more double bonds therein. The double bond of an alkenyl group can be unconjugated or conjugated to another unsaturated group. Suitable alkenyl groups include, but are not limited to, (C₂-C₈) alkenyl groups, such as vinyl, allyl, butenyl, pentenyl, hexenyl, butadienyl, pentadienyl, hexadienyl, 2-ethylhexenyl, 2-propyl-2-butenyl, 4-(2-methyl-3-butene)-pentenyl. An alkenyl group can be unsubstituted or substituted.

As used herein, “alkynyl group” includes a monovalent unbranched or branched hydrocarbon chain having one or more triple bonds therein. The triple bond of an alkynyl group can be unconjugated or conjugated to another unsaturated group. Suitable alkynyl groups include, but are not limited to, (C₂-C₆) alkynyl groups, such as ethynyl, propynyl, butynyl, pentynyl, hexynyl, methylpropynyl, 4-methyl-1-butynyl, 4-propyl-2-pentynyl, and 4-butyl-2-hexynyl. An alkynyl group can be unsubstituted or substituted.

The terms “trifluoromethyl,” “sulfonyl,” and “carboxyl” include CF₃, SO₃H, and CO₂H, respectively.

The term “alkoxy” as used herein includes —O-(alkyl), wherein alkyl is defined above.

As used herein, “alkoxyalkoxy” includes —O-(alkyl)-O-(alkyl), wherein each “alkyl” is independently an alkyl group defined above.

As used herein, “alkoxycarbonyl” includes—C(O)O-(alkyl), wherein alkyl is defined above.

As used herein, “alkoxycarbonylalkyl” includes -(alkyl)—C(O)O-(alkyl), wherein alkyl is defined above.

As used herein, “alkoxyalkyl” means -(alkyl)-O-(alkyl), wherein each “alkyl” is independently an alkyl group defined above.

As used herein, the term “aryl” (Ar) refers to a monocyclic, or fused or spiro polycyclic, aromatic carbocycle (ring structure having ring atoms that are all carbon) having from 3 to 12 ring atoms per ring. Illustrative examples of aryl groups include the following moieties:

and the like.

As used herein, the term “heteroaryl” (heteroAr) refers to a monocyclic, or fused or spiro polycyclic, aromatic heterocycle (ring structure having ring atoms selected from carbon atoms as well as nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur heteroatoms) having from 3 to 12 ring atoms per ring. Illustrative examples of aryl groups include the following moieties:

and the like.

As used herein, the term “cycloalkyl” refers to a saturated or partially saturated, monocyclic or fused or spiro polycyclic, carbocycle having from 3 to 12 ring atoms per ring. Illustrative examples of cycloalkyl groups include the following moieties:

and the like.

As used herein, the term “heterocycloalkyl” refers to a monocyclic, or fused or spiro polycyclic, ring structure that is saturated or partially saturated and has from 3 to 12 ring atoms per ring selected from C atoms and N, O, and S heteroatoms. Illustrative examples of heterocycloalkyl groups include:

and the like.

As used herein, “aryloxy” includes —O-aryl group, wherein aryl is as defined above. An aryloxy group can be unsubstituted or substituted.

As used herein, “arylalkyl” includes -(alkyl)-(aryl), wherein alkyl and aryl are defined above.

As used herein, “arylalkyloxy” includes —O-(alkyl)-(aryl), wherein alkyl and aryl are defined above.

As used herein, “cycloalkyl” includes a monocyclic or polycyclic saturated ring comprising carbon and hydrogen atoms and having no carbon-carbon multiple bonds. Examples of cycloalkyl groups include, but are not limited to, (C₃-C₇)cycloalkyl groups, such as cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, and cycloheptyl, and saturated cyclic and bicyclic terpenes. A cycloalkyl group can be unsubstituted or substituted. Preferably, the cycloalkyl group is a monocyclic ring or bicyclic ring.

As used herein, “cycloalkyloxy” includes —O-(cycloalkyl), wherein cycloalkyl is defined above.

As used herein, “cycloalkylalkyloxy” includes —O-(alkyl)-(cycloalkyl), wherein cycloalkyl and alkyl are defined above.

As used herein, the term “alkylidene” includes the divalent radical —C_(n)H_(2n)—, wherein n is an integer from 1 to 8, such as —CH₂—, —CH₂CH₂—, —CH₂—CH₂—CH₂—, —CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂—, —CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂—, and the like, unsubstituted or substituted with one or more alkyl groups.

As used herein, “heteroatom-containing alkylidene” includes an alkylidene wherein at least one carbon atom is replaced by a heteroatom selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, such as —CH₂CH₂OCH₂CH₂—, and the like, unsubstituted or substituted with one or more alkyl groups.

As used herein, “aminoalkoxy” includes —O-(alkyl)—NH₂, wherein alkyl is defined above.

As used herein, “mono-alkylamino” includes —NH(alkyl), wherein alkyl is defined above.

As used herein, “di-alkylamino” includes —N(alkyl)(alkyl), wherein each “alkyl” is independently an alkyl group defined above.

As used herein, “mono-alkylaminoalkoxy” includes —O-(alkyl)—NH(alkyl), wherein each “alkyl” is independently an alkyl group defined above.

As used herein, “di-alkylaminoalkoxy” includes —O-(alkyl)N(alkyl)(alkyl), wherein each “alkyl” is independently an alkyl group defined above.

As used herein, “arylamino” includes —NH(aryl), wherein aryl is defined above.

As used herein, “arylalkylamino” includes —NH-(alkyl)-(aryl), wherein alkyl and aryl are defined above.

As used herein, “alkylamino” includes —NH(alkyl), wherein alkyl is defined above.

As used herein, “cycloalkylamino” includes —NH-(cycloalkyl), wherein cyclohexyl is defined above.

As used herein, “cycloalkylalkylamino” includes —NH-(alkyl)-(cycloalkyl), wherein alkyl and cycloalkyl are defined above.

As used herein, “aminoalkyl” includes -(alkyl)—NH₂, wherein alkyl is defined above.

As used herein, “mono-alkylaminoalkyl” includes -(alkyl)—NH(alkyl),wherein each “alkyl” is independently an alkyl group defined above.

As used herein, “di-alkylaminoalkyl” includes -(alkyl)-N(alkyl)(alkyl),wherein each “alkyl” is independently an alkyl group defined above.

The term “whole integer” is intended to include whole numbers. For example, a whole integer from 0 to 4 would include 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Sulfonyl refers to the presence of a sulfur atom, which is optionally linked to another moiety such as an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, an aryl group, an alicyclic group, or a heterocyclic group. Aryl or alkyl sulfonyl moieties have the formula —SO₂R_(d), and alkoxy moieties have the formula —O—R_(d), wherein R_(d) is alkyl, as defined above, or is aryl wherein aryl is phenyl, optionally substituted with 1-3 substituents independently selected from halo (fluoro, chloro, bromo or iodo), lower alkyl (1-6C) and lower alkoxy (1-6C).

As used herein, the term “substituted” means that the specified group or moiety bears one or more suitable substituents.

As used herein, the term “unsubstituted” means that the specified group bears no substituents.

As used herein, the term “optionally substituted” means that the specified group is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more substituents.

Molecular embodiments of the present invention may possess one or more chiral centers and each center may exist in the R or S configuration. The present invention includes all diastereomeric, enantiomeric, and epimeric forms as well as the appropriate mixtures thereof. Stereoisomers may be obtained, if desired, by methods known in the art as, for example, the separation of stereoisomers by chiral chromatographic columns. Additionally, the compounds of the present invention may exist as geometric isomers. The present invention includes all cis, trans, syn, anti, entgegen (E), and zusammen (Z) isomers as well as the appropriate mixtures thereof

Certain functional groups contained within the compounds of the present invention can be substituted for bioisosteric groups, that is, groups which have similar spatial or electronic requirements to the parent group, but exhibit differing or improved physicochemical or other properties. Suitable examples are well known to those of skill in the art, and include, but are not limited to moieties described in Patini et al., Chem, Rev, 1996, 96, 3147-3176 and references cited therein.

In addition, the compounds of the present invention can exist in unsolvated as well as solvated forms with pharmaceutically acceptable solvents such as water, ethanol, and the like. In general, the solvated forms are considered equivalent to the unsolvated forms for the purposes of the present invention.

To more readily facilitate an understanding of the invention and its preferred embodiments, the meanings of terms used herein will become apparent from the context of this specification in view of common usage of various terms and the explicit definitions of other terms provided in the glossary below or in the ensuing description.

Compounds

In one aspect, the present invention is directed to compounds, compositions, and methods for treating conditions associated with abnormal kinase activity. In one embodiment, compounds useful in the invention are derivatives of isoxazoles, pyrazoles and isothiazoles. When the compounds of the invention contain one or more chiral centers, the invention includes optically pure forms as well as mixtures of stereoisomers or enantiomers.

Thus, the invention provides methods for modulating various kinases by providing an effective amount of a compound of the formulas described herein.

Salts of the compounds may be used for therapeutic and prophylactic purposes, where the salt is preferably a pharmaceutically acceptable salt. Examples of pharmaceutically acceptable salts include those derived from mineral acids, such as hydrochloric, hydrobromic, phosphoric, metaphosphoric, nitric and sulphuric acids, and organic acids, such as tartaric, acetic, trifluoroacetic, citric, malic, lactic, fumaric, benzoic, glycolic, gluconic, succinic and methanesulphonic and arylsulphonic, for example Q-toluenesulphonic, acids.

A “prodrug” refers to a drug or compound in which the pharmacological action results from conversion by metabolic processes within the body. Prodrugs are generally drug precursors that, following administration to a subject and subsequent absorption, are converted to an active, or a more active species via some process, such as conversion by a metabolic pathway. Some prodrugs have a chemical group present on the prodrug that renders it less active and/or confers solubility or some other property to the drug. Once the chemical group has been cleaved and/or modified from the prodrug the active drug is generated. Prodrugs may be designed as reversible drug derivatives, for use as modifiers to enhance drug transport to site-specific tissues. Additionally, prodrugs can increase the effective water solubility of the therapeutic compound for targeting to regions where water is the principal solvent. See, e.g., Fedorak et al., Am. J. Physiol., 269:G210-218 (1995); McLoed et al., Gastroenterol, 106:405-413 (1994); Hochhaus et al., Biomed. Chrom., 6:283-286 (1992); J. Larsen and H. Bundgaard, Int. J. Pharmaceutics, 37, 87 (1987); J. Larsen et al., Int. J. Pharmaceutics, 47, 103 (1988); Sinkula et al., J. Pharm. Sci., 64:181-210 (1975); T. Higuchi and V. Stella, Pro-drugs as Novel Delivery Systems, Vol. 14 of the A.C.S. Symposium Series; and Edward B. Roche, Bioreversible Carriers in Drug Design, American Pharmaceutical Association and Pergamon Press, 1987. Prodrug forms of the above described compounds, wherein the prodrug is metabolized in vivo to produce a derivative as set forth above are included within the scope of the claims. Indeed, some of the above-described derivatives may be a prodrug for another derivative or active compound.

The invention further provides for the optical isomers of the compounds disclosed herein, especially those resulting from the chiral carbon atoms in the molecule. In additional embodiments of the invention, mixtures of enantiomers and/or diastereoisomers, resulting from a single preparative step, combination, or interconversion may also be useful for the applications described herein.

In another aspect, compositions containing the above described analogs and derivatives are provided. Preferably, the compositions are formulated to be suitable for pharmaceutical or clinical use by the inclusion of appropriate carriers or excipients.

Groups such as carbonyl, carboxyl, alkoxy, amino, and cyano groups, etc., as shown in the formula above, need not be directly bound to the para position; they may be included elsewhere in the alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl substituent. Thus, also acceptable substituents are the following representative forms:

-   —CH₂NHCH₃; —CH₂OCH₃; —CH₂SCH₃; —NHCH₃; —CH₂CH₃; —OCH₂CH₃;     —SCH₂CH₂CH₃; —CH═CHCH₂NH₂; —CH₂CH₂OH;

—CH₂CH₂CH₂SH; —CH₂OC(O)CH₃; —CH₂NHC(O)CH₂C(O)CH₃; —NHC(O)CH₂CH₂CH₃ each of which may further be substituted with a cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl group.

It will also be evident that these substituents include, for example, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethyl and fluoromethyl (alkyl substituted by halo) and trifluoromethoxy, difluoromethoxy and fluoromethoxy (alkyl where one carbon is replaced by O and is further substituted by halo).

Compounds of the invention which contain carboxyl groups or which contain amino groups may be supplied in the forms of their pharmaceutically acceptable salts. Pharmaceutically acceptable salts of carboxylic acids include inorganic salts such as salts of sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium and the like or salts formed with organic bases such as caffeine. Salts of amines are acid addition salts formed from inorganic acids such as hydrochloric, sulfuric, phosphoric acids or may be salts of organic acids such as acetates, maleates, propionates, and the like.

The invention also provides prodrug forms of the compounds described herein, wherein the prodrug is metabolized in vivo to produce a derivative as set forth above. Indeed, some of the above described derivatives may be a prodrug for another derivative or active compound. The invention further provides for the optical isomers of the compounds disclosed herein, especially those resulting from the chiral carbon atoms in the molecule. In additional embodiments of the invention, mixtures of enantiomers and/or diastereoisomers, resulting from a single preparative step, combination, or interconversion are provided.

In another aspect of the invention, compositions containing the above described analogs and derivatives are provided. Preferably, the compositions are formulated to be suitable for pharmaceutical or clinical use by the inclusion of appropriate carriers or excipients.

In yet another aspect of the invention, pharmaceutical formulations are provided comprising at least one compound described above, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, together with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, diluents or excipients.

The compounds of the invention, especially when used in the invention methods and compositions, may be “conjugated” —that is they may be coupled to additional moieties that do not destroy their ability to modulate kinases. For example, the compounds might be coupled to a label such as a radioactive label, a fluorescent label and the like, or may be coupled to targeting agents such as antibodies or fragments, or to fragments to aid purification such as FLAG or a histidine tag. The compounds may also be coupled to specific binding partners such as biotin for use in assay procedures or to moieties that alter their biological half-lives such as polyethylene glycol. Thus, the methods of the invention employ the invention compounds per se as well as conjugates thereof.

Synthesis of Compounds

Compounds of the present invention may be synthesized using standard synthetic techniques known to those of skill in the art or using methods known in the art in combination with methods described herein. See, e.g., March, ADVANCED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 4^(th) Ed., (Wiley 1992); Carey and Sundberg, ADVANCED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 3^(rd) Ed., Vols. A and B (Plenum 1992), and Green and Wuts, PROTECTIVE GROUPS IN ORGANIC SYNTHESIS 2^(nd) Ed. (Wiley 1991). General methods for the preparation of compound as disclosed herein may be derived from known reactions in the field, and the reactions may be modified by the use of appropriate reagents and conditions, as would be recognized by the skilled person, for the introduction of the various moieties found in the formulae as provided herein.

The compounds of the invention are synthesized by methods well known in the art. The compounds of the invention are ureas or cyclic forms thereof and can be synthesized using generally known procedures for urea synthesis.

In one group of methods, an amine is reacted with an isocyanate in an aprotic solvent. Typically, in some embodiments, a molar excess of the amine is used in the presence of an aprotic solvent and the reaction is conducted at room temperature. The reaction mixture is then poured into water and precipitated with salt to recover the crude product which is then purified according to standard methods.

In alternative methods, the ureas are formed from two separate amine reactants in the presence of a condensing agent such as 1,1,carbonyldiimidazole (CDI) in the presence of an inert nonpolar solvent such as dichloromethane. One of the amines is first added to a solution of CDI in solvent under cooling conditions and then stirred at room temperature with the other amine. After removal of solvent, the crude product can be purified using standard procedures.

In still another method, one of the amines is added in an aprotic solvent to a solution of triphosgene and then treated with the other amine reactant dissolved in an inert solvent in the presence of base such as triethylamine. After reaction at room temperature, the mixture may be diluted with, for example, ethylacetate and washed with water and brine, dried and purified.

In still another method, one of the amine components is treated with 4-nitrophenylchloroformate in the presence of mild base in a solvent such as N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP). The other amine is then added and the reaction mixture heated, then cooled, poured into water, extracted into chloroform and further purified.

Alternatively, the urea may be formed by the reaction of an amine with the counterpart halo acylamine which is formed from the parent amine by treatment with phosgene and base in an inert solvent such as methylene dichloride or by reacting an amine with its counterpart amine with an acyl amine containing an alternate leaving group formed by reaction of that amine with 4-nitrophenylchloroformate in the presence of an amine base and in an inert solvent.

Details of these methods can be found in Matsuno et al. J. Med. Chem. 45:3057-66 (2002); Matsuno et al. J. Med. Chem. 45:4513-23 (2002); and and Pandley et al., J. Med. Chem. 45:3772-93 (2002).

Cyclized forms of the ureas may be obtained by treating the formed urea with dibromo derivatives of the bridge, typically in the presence of a strong base and in an inert aprotic polar solvent.

The ureas may be converted to thioureas by treating with Lawesson's reagent in the presence of toluene.

For compounds having the moiety Ar¹-L-Ar² is obtained by first protecting the amino group of p-hydroxy aniline destined to become Ar¹ with a protecting agent such as Boc and then coupling the hydroxy group of Ar¹ to an aryl alkyl halide. This coupling is conducted in the presence of strong base and in an aprotic solvent. After deprotection, the urea is formed by reaction with the isoxazole isocyanate. These techniques are exemplified below.

Selected examples of covalent linkages and precursor functional groups which yield them are given in the Table entitled “Examples of Covalent Linkages and Precursors Thereof.” Precursor functional groups are shown as electrophilic groups and nucleophilic groups. The functional group on the organic substance may be attached directly, or attached via any useful spacer or linker as defined below.

TABLE 1 Examples of Covalent Linkages and Precursors Thereof Covalent Linkage Product Electrophile Nucleophile Carboxamides Activated esters amines/anilines Carboxamides acyl azides amines/anilines Carboxamides acyl halides amines/anilines Esters acyl halides alcohols/phenols Esters acyl nitriles alcohols/phenols Carboxamides acyl nitriles amines/anilines Imines Aldehydes amines/anilines Hydrazones aldehydes or ketones Hydrazines Oximes aldehydes or ketones Hydroxylamines Alkyl amines alkyl halides amines/anilines Esters alkyl halides carboxylic acids Thioethers alkyl halides Thiols Ethers alkyl halides alcohols/phenols Thioethers alkyl sulfonates Thiols Esters alkyl sulfonates carboxylic acids Ethers alkyl sulfonates alcohols/phenols Esters Anhydrides alcohols/phenols Carboxamides Anhydrides amines/anilines Thiophenols aryl halides Thiols Aryl amines aryl halides Amines Thioethers Azindines Thiols Boronate esters Boronates Glycols Carboxamides carboxylic acids amines/anilines Esters carboxylic acids Alcohols hydrazines Hydrazides carboxylic acids N-acylureas or Anhydrides carbodiimides carboxylic acids Esters diazoalkanes carboxylic acids Thioethers Epoxides Thiols Thioethers haloacetamides Thiols Ammotriazines halotriazines amines/anilines Triazinyl ethers halotriazines alcohols/phenols Amidines imido esters amines/anilines Ureas Isocyanates amines/anilines Urethanes Isocyanates alcohols/phenols Thioureas isothiocyanates amines/anilines Thioethers Maleimides Thiols Phosphite esters phosphoramidites Alcohols Silyl ethers silyl halides Alcohols Alkyl amines sulfonate esters amines/anilines Thioethers sulfonate esters Thiols Esters sulfonate esters carboxylic acids Ethers sulfonate esters Alcohols Sulfonamides sulfonyl halides amines/anilines Sulfonate esters sulfonyl halides phenols/alcohols

In general, carbon electrophiles are susceptible to attack by complementary nucleophiles, including carbon nucleophiles, wherein an attacking nucleophile brings an electron pair to the carbon electrophile in order to form a new bond between the nucleophile and the carbon electrophile.

Suitable carbon nucleophiles include, but are not limited to alkyl, alkenyl, aryl and alkynyl Grignard, organolithium, organozinc, alkyl-, alkenyl, aryl- and alkynyl-tin reagents (organostannanes), alkyl-, alkenyl-, aryl- and alkynyl-borane reagents (organoboranes and organoboronates); these carbon nucleophiles have the advantage of being kinetically stable in water or polar organic solvents. Other carbon nucleophiles include phosphorus ylids, enol and enolate reagents; these carbon nucleophiles have the advantage of being relatively easy to generate from precursors well known to those skilled in the art of synthetic organic chemistry. Carbon nucleophiles, when used in conjunction with carbon electrophiles, engender new carbon-carbon bonds between the carbon nucleophile and carbon electrophile.

Non-carbon nucleophiles suitable for coupling to carbon electrophiles include but are not limited to primary and secondary amines, thiols, thiolates, and thioethers, alcohols, alkoxides, azides, semicarbazides, and the like. These non-carbon nucleophiles, when used in conjunction with carbon electrophiles, typically generate heteroatom linkages (C—X—C), wherein X is a hetereoatom, e.g, oxygen or nitrogen.

The term “protecting group” refers to chemical moieties that block some or all reactive moieties and prevent such groups from participating in chemical reactions until the protective group is removed. It is preferred that each protective group be removable by a different means. Protective groups that are cleaved under totally disparate reaction conditions fulfill the requirement of differential removal. Protective groups can be removed by acid, base, and hydrogenolysis. Groups such as trityl, dimethoxytrityl, acetal and t-butyldimethylsilyl are acid labile and may be used to protect carboxy and hydroxy reactive moieties in the presence of amino groups protected with Cbz groups, which are removable by hydrogenolysis, and Fmoc groups, which are base labile. Carboxylic acid and hydroxy reactive moieties may be blocked with base labile groups such as, without limitation, methyl, ethyl, and acetyl in the presence of amines blocked with acid labile groups such as t-butyl carbamate or with carbamates that are both acid and base stable but hydrolytically removable.

Carboxylic acid and hydroxy reactive moieties may also be blocked with hydrolytically removable protective groups such as the benzyl group, while amine groups capable of hydrogen bonding with acids may be blocked with base labile groups such as Fmoc. Carboxylic acid reactive moieties may be protected by conversion to simple ester derivatives as exemplified herein, or they may be blocked with oxidatively-removable protective groups such as 2,4-dimethoxybenzyl, while co-existing amino groups may be blocked with fluoride labile silyl carbamates.

Allyl blocking groups are useful in then presence of acid- and base-protecting groups since the former are stable and can be subsequently removed by metal or pi-acid catalysts. For example, an allyl-blocked carboxylic acid can be deprotected with a Pd₀-catalyzed reaction in the presence of acid labile t-butyl carbamate or base-labile acetate amine protecting groups. Yet another form of protecting group is a resin to which a compound or intermediate may be attached. As long as the residue is attached to the resin, that functional group is blocked and cannot react. Once released from the resin, the functional group is available to react.

Typically blocking/protecting groups may be selected from:

Other protecting groups are described in Greene and Wuts, Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis, 3rd Ed., John Wiley & Sons, New York, N.Y., 1999, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

Biological Activity

Protein kinases (PKs) play a role in signal transduction pathways regulating a number of cellular functions, such as cell growth, differentiation, and cell death. PKs are enzymes that catalyze the phosphorylation of hydroxy groups on tyrosine, serine and threonine residues of proteins. Abnormal PK activity has been related to disorders ranging from relatively non life threatening diseases such as psoriasis to extremely virulent diseases such as glioblastoma (brain cancer). In addition, a variety of tumor types have dysfunctional growth factor receptor tyrosine kinases, resulting in inappropriate mitogenic signaling. Protein kinases are believed to be involved in many different cellular signal transduction pathways. In particular, protein tyrosine kinases (PTK) are attractive targets in the search for therapeutic agents, not only for cancer, but also against many other diseases. Blocking or regulating the kinase phosphorylation process in a signaling cascade may help treat conditions such as cancer or inflammatory processes.

Protein tyrosine kinases are a family of tightly regulated enzymes, and the aberrant activation of various members of the family is one of the hallmarks of cancer. The protein-tyrosine kinase family includes Bcr-Abl tyrosine kinase, and can be divided into subgroups that have similar structural organization and sequence similarity within the kinase domain. The members of the type III group of receptor tyrosine kinases include the platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) receptors (PDGF receptors α and β), colony-stimulating factor (CSF-1) receptor (CSF-1R, c-Fms), FLT-3, and stem cell or steel factor receptor (c-kit).

The compounds, compositions, and methods provided herein are useful to modulate the activity of kinases including, but not limited to, ERBB2, ABL1, AURKA, CDK2, EGFR, FGFR1, LCK, MAPK14, PDGFR, KDR, ABL1, BRAF, ERBB4, FLT3, KIT, and RAF1. In some embodiments, the compositions and methods provided herein modulate the activity of a mutant kinase.

Inhibition by the compounds provided herein can be determined using any suitable assay.

In one embodiment, inhibition is determined in vitro. In a specific embodiment, inhibition is assessed by phosphorylation assays. Any suitable phosphorylation assay can be employed. For example, membrane autophosphorylation assays, receptor autophosphorylation assays in intact cells, and ELISA's can be employed. See, e.g., Gazit, et al., J. Med. Chem. (1996) 39:2170-2177, Chapter 18 in CURRENT PROTOCOLS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (Ausubel, et al., eds. 2001). Cells useful in such assays include cells with wildtype or mutated forms. In one embodiment, the wildtype is a kinase that is not constitutively active, but is activated with upon dimerization. Suitable cells include those derived through cell culture from patient samples as well as cells derived using routine molecular biology techniques, e.g., retroviral transduction, transfection, mutagenesis, etc. Exemplary cells include Ba/F3 or 32Dc13 cells transduced with, e.g., MSCV retroviral constructs FLT3-ITD (Kelly et al., 2002); Molm-13 and Molm14 cell line (Fujisaki Cell Center, Okayama, Japan); HL60 (AML-M3), AML193 (AML-M5), KG-1, KG-la, CRL-1873, CRL-9591, and THP-1 (American Tissue Culture Collection, Bethesda, Md.); or any suitable cell line derived from a patient with a hematopoietic malignancy.

In some embodiments, the compounds described herein significantly inhibit receptor tyrosine kinases. A significant inhibition of a receptor tyrosine kinase activity refers to an IC₅₀ of less than or equal to 100 μ. Preferably, the compound can inhibit activity with an IC₅₀ of less than or equal to 50 μ, more preferably less than or equal to 10 μ, more preferably less than 1 μM, or less than 100 nM, most preferably less than 50 nM. Lower IC₅₀'s are preferred because the IC₅₀ provides an indication as to the in vivo effectiveness of the compound. Other factors known in the art, such as compound half-life, biodistribution, and toxicity should also be considered for therapeutic uses. Such factors may enable a compound with a lower IC₅₀ to have greater in vivo efficacy than a compound having a higher IC_(50.) Preferably, a compound that inhibits activity is administered at a dose where the effective tyrosine phosphorylation, i.e., IC₅₀, is less than its cytotoxic effects, LD₅₀.

In some embodiments, the compounds selectively inhibit one or more kinases. Selective inhibition of a kinase is achieved by inhibiting activity of one kinase, while having an insignificant effect on other members of the superfamily.

Bcr-Abl

c-Abl is a nonreceptor tyrosine kinase that contributes to several leukogenic fusion proteins, including the deregulated tyrosine kinase, Bcr-Abl. Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a clonal disease involving the pluripotent hematopoietic stem cell compartment and is associated with the Philadelphia chromosome [Nowell P. C. and Hungerford D. A., Science 132, 1497 (1960)], a reciprocal translocation between chromosomes 9 and 22 ([(9:22) (q34; q11)]) [Rowley J. D., Nature 243,290-293 (1973)]. The translocation links the c-Abl tyrosine kinase oncogene on chromosome 9 to the 5, half of the bcr (breakpoint cluster region) gene on chromosome 22 and creates the fusion gene bcr/abl. The fusion gene produces a chimeric 8.5 kB transcript that codes for a 210-kD fusion protein (p210^(bcr-abl)), and this gene product is an activated protein tyrosine kinase. Thus, the Abelson tyrosine kinase is improperly activated by accidental fusion of the bcr gene with the gene encoding the intracellular non-receptor tyrosine kinase, c-Abl.

The Bcr domain interferes with the intramolecular Abl inhibitory loop and unveils a constitutive kinase activity that is absent in the normal Abl protein. Bcr-Abl tyrosine kinase is a potent inhibitor of apoptosis, and it is well accepted that the oncoprotein expresses a constitutive tyrosine kinase activity that is necessary for its cellular transforming activity. Constitutive activity of the fusion tyrosine kinase Bcr-Abl has been established as the characteristic molecular abnormality present in virtually all cases of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and up to 20 percent of adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) [Faderl S. et al., N Engl J Med 341, 164-172 (1999); Sawyers C. L., N Engl J Med 340, 1330-1340 (1999)].

Mutations present in the kinase domain of the Bcr-Abl gene of patients suffering from CML or Ph+ALL account for the biological resistance of these patients towards STI571 treatment in that said mutations lead to resistance of the Bcr-Abl tyrosine kinase towards inhibition by STI571. Novel therapies for CML need to address this emerging problem of clinical resistance to STI571 (Gleevec). Because tumor progression in patients receiving STI571 seem to be mediated by amplification of or mutation in the Bcr-Abl gene that causes the tyrosine kinase to be less efficiently inhibited by the drug, newer tyrosine kinase inhibitors may be susceptible to the same mechanisms of resistance. None the less, these findings are extremely valuable in the development of new compounds or combinations of compounds which are capable to overcome resistance towards treatment with STI571. Furthermore, in view of the large number of protein kinase inhibitors and the multitude of proliferative and other PK-related diseases, there is an ever-existing need to provide novel classes of compounds that are useful as PK inhibitors and thus in the treatment of these PTK related diseases.

In one embodiment, compositions and methods provided herein are effective to modulate the activity of Bcr-Abl. In other embodiments, compositions and methods provided herein are effective to selectively modulate the activity of Bcr-Abl. In a further embodiment, compositions of Formula G, e.g. compounds shown in examples M and O, inhibit the protein tyrosine kinase associated with mutated bcr-abl, which gives rise to observed clinical resistance towards treatment with STI571.

Formulations

The compounds described herein can be used to prepare a medicament, such as by formulation into pharmaceutical compositions for administration to a subject using techniques generally known in the art. A summary of such pharmaceutical compositions may be found, for example, in Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mack Publishing Co., Easton, Pa. The compounds of the invention can be used singly or as components of mixtures. Preferred forms of the compounds are those for systemic administration as well as those for topical or transdermal administration. Formulations designed for timed release are also within the scope of the invention. Formulation in unit dosage form is also preferred for the practice of the invention.

In unit dosage form, the formulation is divided into unit doses containing appropriate quantities of one or more compounds. The unit dosage may be in the form of a package containing discrete quantities of the formulation. Non-limiting examples are packeted tablets or capsules, and powders in vials or ampoules.

The compounds described herein may be labeled isotopically (e.g. with a radioisotope) or by any other means, including, but not limited to, the use of chromophores or fluorescent moieties, bioluminescent labels, or chemiluminescent labels. The compositions may be in conventional forms, either as liquid solutions or suspensions, solid forms suitable for solution or suspension in a liquid prior to use, or as emulsions. Suitable excipients or carriers are, for example, water, saline, dextrose, glycerol, alcohols, aloe vera gel, allantoin, glycerin, vitamin A and E oils, mineral oil, propylene glycol, PPG-2 myristyl propionate, and the like. Of course, these compositions may also contain minor amounts of nontoxic, auxiliary substances, such as wetting or emulsifying agents, pH buffering agents, and so forth.

Methods for the preparation of compositions comprising the compounds described herein include formulating the derivatives with one or more inert, pharmaceutically acceptable carriers to form either a solid or liquid. Solid compositions include, but are not limited to, powders, tablets, dispersible granules, capsules, cachets, and suppositories. Liquid compositions include solutions in which a compound is dissolved, emulsions comprising a compound, or a solution containing liposomes, micelles, or nanoparticles comprising a compound as disclosed herein.

A carrier of the invention can be one or more substances which also serve to act as a diluent, flavoring agent, solubilizer, lubricant, suspending agent, binder, or tablet disintegrating agent. A carrier can also be an encapsulating material.

In powder forms of the invention's compositions, the carrier is preferably a finely divided solid in powder form which is interdispersed as a mixture with a finely divided powder from of one or more compound. In tablet forms of the compositions, one or more compounds is intermixed with a carrier with appropriate binding properties in suitable proportions followed by compaction into the shape and size desired. Powder and tablet form compositions preferably contain between about 5 to about 70% by weight of one or more compound. Carriers that may be used in the practice of the invention include, but are not limited to, magnesium carbonate, magnesium stearate, talc, lactose, sugar, pectin, dextrin, starch, tragacanth, methyl cellulose, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, a low-melting wax, cocoa butter, and the like.

The compounds of the invention may also be encapsulated or microencapsulated by an encapsulating material, which may thus serve as a carrier, to provide a capsule in which the derivatives, with or without other carriers, is surrounded by the encapsulating material. In an analogous manner, cachets comprising one or more compounds are also provided by the instant invention. Tablet, powder, capsule, and cachet forms of the invention can be formulated as single or unit dosage forms suitable for administration, optionally conducted orally.

In suppository forms of the compositions, a low-melting wax such as, but not limited to, a mixture of fatty acid glycerides, optionally in combination with cocoa butter is first melted. One or more compounds are then dispersed into the melted material by, as a non-limiting example, stirring. The non-solid mixture is then placed into molds as desired and allowed to cool and solidify.

Non-limiting compositions in liquid form include solutions suitable for oral or parenteral administration, as well as suspensions and emulsions suitable for oral administration. Sterile aqueous based solutions of one or more compounds, optionally in the presence of an agent to increase solubility of the derivative(s), are also provided. Non-limiting examples of sterile solutions include those comprising water, ethanol, and/or propylene glycol in forms suitable for parenteral administration. A sterile solution of the invention may be prepared by dissolving one or more compounds in a desired solvent followed by sterilization, such as by filtration through a sterilizing membrane filter as a non-limiting example. In another embodiment, one or more compounds are dissolved into a previously sterilized solvent under sterile conditions.

A water based solution suitable for oral administration can be prepared by dissolving one or more compounds in water and adding suitable flavoring agents, coloring agents, stabilizers, and thickening agents as desired. Water based suspensions for oral use can be made by dispersing one or more compounds in water together with a viscous material such as, but not limited to, natural or synthetic gums, resins, methyl cellulose, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, polyvinylpyrrolidone, and other suspending agents known to the pharmaceutical field.

In therapeutic use, the compounds of the invention are administered to a subject at dosage levels of from about 0.5 mg/kg to about 8.0 mg/kg of body weight per day. For example, a human subject of approximately 70 kg, this is a dosage of from 35 mg to 560 mg per day. Such dosages, however, may be altered depending on a number of variables, not limited to the activity of the compound used, the condition to be treated, the mode of administration, the requirements of the individual subject, the severity of the condition being treated, and the judgment of the practitioner.

The foregoing ranges are merely suggestive, as the number of variables in regard to an individual treatment regime is large, and considerable excursions from these recommended values are not uncommon. Methods of Use

By modulating kinase activity, the compounds disclosed herein can be used to treat a variety of diseases. Suitable conditions characterized by undesirable protein-kinase activity can be treated by the compounds presented herein. As used herein, the term “condition” refers to a disease, disorder, or related symptom where inappropriate kinase activity is present. In some embodiments, these conditions are characterized by aggressive neovasculaturization including tumors, especially acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), B-precursor cell acute lymphoblastic leukemias, myelodysplastic leukemias, T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemias, and chronic myelogenous leukemias (CMLs).

Compounds presented herein are useful in the treatment of a variety of biologically aberrant conditions or disorders related to tyrosine kinase signal transduction. Such disorders pertain to abnormal cell proliferation, differentiation, and/or metabolism. Abnormal cell proliferation may result in a wide array of diseases, including the development of neoplasia such as carcinoma, sarcoma, leukemia, glioblastoma, hemangioma, psoriasis, arteriosclerosis, arthritis and diabetic retinopathy (or other disorders related to uncontrolled angiogenesis and/or vasculogenesis).

In various embodiments, compounds presented herein regulate, modulate, and/or inhibit disorders associated with abnormal cell proliferation by affecting the enzymatic activity of one or more tyrosine kinases and interfering with the signal transduced by said kinase. More particularly, the present invention is directed to compounds which regulate, modulate said kinase mediated signal transduction pathways as a therapeutic approach to cure leukemia and many kinds of solid tumors, including but not limited to carcinoma, sarcoma, erythroblastoma, glioblastoma, meningioma, astrocytoma, melanoma and myoblastoma. Indications may include, but are not limited to brain cancers, bladder cancers, ovarian cancers, gastric cancers, pancreas cancers, colon cancers, blood cancers, lung cancers and bone cancers.

In other embodiments, compounds herein are useful in the treatment of cell proliferative disorders including cancers, blood vessel proliferative disorders, fibrotic disorders, and mesangial cell proliferative disorders. Blood vessel proliferation disorders refer to angiogenic and vasculogenic disorders generally resulting in abnormal proliferation of blood vessels. The formation and spreading of blood vessels, or vasculogenesis and angiogenesis, respectively, play important roles in a variety of physiological processes such as embryonic development, corpus luteum formation, wound healing and organ regeneration. They also play a pivotal role in cancer development. Other examples of blood vessel proliferation disorders include arthritis, where new capillary blood vessels invade the joint and destroy cartilage, and ocular diseases, like diabetic retinopathy, where new capillaries in the retina invade the vitreous, bleed and cause blindness. Conversely, disorders related to the shrinkage, contraction or closing of blood vessels, such as restenosis, are also implicated.

Fibrotic disorders refer to the abnormal formation of extracellular matrix. Examples of fibrotic disorders include hepatic cirrhosis and mesangial cell proliferative disorders. Hepatic cirrhosis is characterized by the increase in extracellular matrix constituents resulting in the formation of a hepatic scar. Hepatic cirrhosis can cause diseases such as cirrhosis of the liver. An increased extracellular matrix resulting in a hepatic scar can also be caused by viral infection such as hepatitis. Lipocytes appear to play a major role in hepatic cirrhosis. Other fibrotic disorders implicated include atherosclerosis (see, below).

Mesangial cell proliferative disorders refer to disorders brought about by abnormal proliferation of mesangial cells. Mesangial proliferative disorders include various human renal diseases, such as glomerulonephritis, diabetic nephropathy, malignant nephrosclerosis, thrombotic microangiopathy syndromes, transplant rejection, and glomerulopathies. The cell proliferative disorders which are indications of the present invention are not necessarily independent. For example, fibrotic disorders may be related to, or overlap, with blood vessel proliferative disorders. For example, atherosclerosis results, in part, in the abnormal formation of fibrous tissue within blood vessels.

Compounds of the invention can be administered to a subject upon determination of the subject as having a disease or unwanted condition that would benefit by treatment with said derivative. The determination can be made by medical or clinical personnel as part of a diagnosis of a disease or condition in a subject. Non-limiting examples include determination of a risk of acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), B-precursor cell acute lymphoblastic leukemias, myelodysplastic leukemias, T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemias, and chronic myelogenous leukemias (CMLs).

The methods of the invention can comprise the administration of an effective amount of one or more compounds as disclosed herein, optionally in combination with one or more other active agents for the treatment of a disease or unwanted condition as disclosed herein. The subject is preferably human, and repeated administration over time is within the scope of the present invention.

The present invention thus also provides compounds described above and their salts or solvates and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof for use in the prevention or treatment of disorders mediated by aberrant protein tyrosine kinase activity such as human malignancies and the other disorders mentioned above. The compounds of the present invention are especially useful for the treatment of disorders caused by aberrant kinase activity such as breast, ovarian, gastric, pancreatic, non-small cell lung, bladder, head and neck cancers, and psoriasis. The cancers include hematologic cancers, for example, acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), B-precursor cell acute lymphoblastic leukemias, myelodysplastic leukemias, T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemias, and chronic myelogenous leukemias (CMLs).

A further aspect of the invention provides a method of treatment of a human or animal subject suffering from a disorder mediated by aberrant protein tyrosine kinase activity, including susceptible malignancies, which comprises administering to the subject an effective amount of a compound described above or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof

A further aspect of the present invention provides the use of a compound described above, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of cancer and malignant tumors. The cancer can be stomach, gastric, bone, ovary, colon, lung, brain, larynx, lymphatic system, genitourinary tract, ovarian, squamous cell carcinoma, astrocytoma, Kaposi's sarcoma, glioblastoma, lung cancer, bladder cancer, head and neck cancer, melanoma, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer, small-cell lung cancer, leukemia, acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), B-precursor cell acute lymphoblastic leukemias, myelodysplastic leukemias, T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemias, and chronic myelogenous leukemias (CMLs), glioma, colorectal cancer, genitourinary cancer gastrointestinal cancer, or pancreatic cancer.

In accordance with the present invention, compounds provided herein are useful for preventing and treating conditions associated with ischemic cell death, such as myocardial infarction, stroke, glaucoma, and other neurodegenerative conditions. Various neurodegenerative conditions which may involve apoptotic cell death, include, but are not limited to, Alzheimer's Disease, ALS and motor neuron degeneration, Parkinson's disease, peripheral neuropathies, Down's Syndrome, age related macular degeneration (ARMD), traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, Huntington's Disease, spinal muscular atrophy, and HIV encephalitis. The compounds described in detail above can be used in methods and compositions for imparting neuroprotection and for treating neurodegenerative diseases.

The compounds described herein, can be used in a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention and/or the treatment of a condition selected from the group consisting of arthritis (including osteoarthritis, degenerative joint disease, spondyloarthropathies, gouty arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, juvenile arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis), common cold, dysmenorrhea, menstrual cramps, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, emphysema, acute respiratory distress syndrome, asthma, bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Alzheimer's disease, organ transplant toxicity, cachexia, allergic reactions, allergic contact hypersensitivity, cancer (such as solid tumor cancer including colon cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer and prostrate cancer; hematopoietic malignancies including leukemias and lymphomas; Hodgkin's disease; aplastic anemia, skin cancer and familiar adenomatous polyposis), tissue ulceration, peptic ulcers, gastritis, regional enteritis, ulcerative colitis, diverticulitis, recurrent gastrointestinal lesion, gastrointestinal bleeding, coagulation, anemia, synovitis, gout, ankylosing spondylitis, restenosis, periodontal disease, epidermolysis bullosa, osteoporosis, atherosclerosis (including atherosclerotic plaque rupture), aortic aneurysm (including abdominal aortic aneurysm and brain aortic aneurysm), periarteritis nodosa, congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction, stroke, cerebral ischemia, head trauma, spinal cord injury, neuralgia, neurodegenerative disorders (acute and chronic), autoimmune disorders, Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, migraine, depression, peripheral neuropathy, pain (including low back and neck pain, headache and toothache), gingivitis, cerebral amyloid angiopathy, nootropic or cognition enhancement, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, ocular angiogenesis, corneal injury, macular degeneration, conjunctivitis, abnormal wound healing, muscle or joint sprains or strains, tendonitis, skin disorders (such as psoriasis, eczema, scleroderma and dermatitis), myasthenia gravis, polymyositis, myositis, bursitis, burns, diabetes (including types I and II diabetes, diabetic retinopathy, neuropathy and nephropathy), tumor invasion, tumor growth, tumor metastasis, corneal scarring, scleritis, immunodeficiency diseases (such as AIDS in humans and FLV, FIV in cats), sepsis, premature labor, hypoprothrombinemia, hemophilia, thyroiditis, sarcoidosis, Behcet's syndrome, hypersensitivity, kidney disease, Rickettsial infections (such as Lyme disease, Erlichiosis), Protozoan diseases (such as malaria, giardia, coccidia), reproductive disorders, and septic shock, arthritis, fever, common cold, pain and cancer in a mammal, preferably a human, cat, livestock or a dog, comprising an amount of a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof effective in such prevention and/or treatment optionally with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

A further aspect of the present invention provides the use of a compound described above, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of psoriasis.

As one of skill in the art will recognize, the compounds can be administered before, during or after the occurrence of a condition or a disease, and the timing of administering the composition containing a compound can vary. Thus, for example, the compounds can be used as a prophylactic and can be administered continuously to subjects with a propensity to conditions and diseases in order to prevent the occurrence of the disorder. The compounds and compositions can be administered to a subject during or as soon as possible after the onset of the symptoms. The administration of the compounds can be initiated within the first 48 hours of the onset of the symptoms, preferably within the first 48 hours of the onset of the symptoms, more preferably within the first 6 hours of the onset of the symptoms, and most preferably within 3 hours of the onset of the symptoms. The initial administration can be via any route practical, such as, for example, an intravenous injection, a bolus injection, infusion over 5 min. to about 5 hours, a pill, a capsule, transdermal patch, buccal delivery, and the like, or a combination thereof. A compound is preferably administered as soon as is practicable after the onset of a condition or a disease is detected or suspected, and for a length of time necessary for the treatment of the disease, such as, for example, from about 1 month to about 3 months. As one of skill in the art will recognize, the length of treatment can vary for each subject, and the length can be determined using the known criteria. For example, the compound or a formulation containing the compound can be administered for at least 2 weeks, preferably about 1 month to about 5 years, and more preferably from about 1 month to about 3 years.

Kits/Articles of Manufacture

For use in the therapeutic applications described herein, kits and articles of manufacture are also within the scope of the invention. Such kits can comprise a carrier, package, or container that is compartmentalized to receive one or more containers such as vials, tubes, and the like, each of the container(s) comprising one of the separate elements to be used in a method of the invention. Suitable containers include, for example, bottles, vials, syringes, and test tubes. The containers can be formed from a variety of materials such as glass or plastic.

For example, the container(s) can comprise one or more compounds of the invention, optionally in a composition or in combination with another agent as disclosed herein. The container(s) optionally have a sterile access port (for example the container can be an intravenous solution bag or a vial having a stopper pierceable by a hypodermic injection needle). Such kits optionally comprising a compound with an identifying description or label or instructions relating to its use in the methods of the present invention.

A kit of the invention will typically may comprise one or more additional containers, each with one or more of various materials (such as reagents, optionally in concentrated form, and/or devices) desirable from a commercial and user standpoint for use of a compound of the invention. Non-limiting examples of such materials include, but not limited to, buffers, diluents, filters, needles, syringes; carrier, package, container, vial and/or tube labels listing contents and/or instructions for use, and package inserts with instructions for use. A set of instructions will also typically be included.

A label can be on or associated with the container. A label can be on a container when letters, numbers or other characters forming the label are attached, molded or etched into the container itself; a label can be associated with a container when it is present within a receptacle or carrier that also holds the container, e.g., as a package insert. A label can be used to indicate that the contents are to be used for a specific therapeutic application. The label can also indicate directions for use of the contents, such as in the methods described herein.

The terms “kit” and “article of manufacture” may be used as synonyms.

EXAMPLES

The present invention is further illustrated by the following examples, which should not be construed as limiting in any way. The experimental procedures to generate the data shown are discussed in more detail below. For all formulations herein, multiple doses may be proportionally compounded as is known in the art. The coatings, layers and encapsulations are applied in conventional ways using equipment customary for these purposes.

The invention has been described in an illustrative manner, and it is to be understood that the terminology used is intended to be in the nature of description rather than of limitation. Thus, it will be appreciated by those of skill in the art that conditions such as choice of solvent, temperature of reaction, volumes, reaction time may vary while still producing the desired compounds. In addition, one of skill in the art will also appreciate that many of the reagents provided in the following examples may be substituted with other suitable reagents. See, e.g., Smith & March, Advanced Organic Chemistry, 5^(th) ed. (2001).

Example A Synthesis of Isoxazole-Ureas

A mixture of amine 1 (1 eq) in dry THF is stirred at room temperature under argon for an hour. Then the stirred suspension is cooled to 0° C. and to it is added dropwise a solution of phosgene or disuccinimidyl carbonate or carbonyl diimidazole (1.2 eq). The reaction is stirred at 0° C. for half an hour. An isoxazol-amine 2 in THF is added dropwise and the reaction is allowed to warm to room temperature and stirred overnight. The solvent is removed and extracted with ethyl acetate and water. The organic layer is dried over magnesium sulfate and solvent removed, and the product 3 purified by HPLC.

Alternatively, to a stirring solution of an isoxazol-amine 2 (1 eq) in THF, a mixture of 4-nitrophenyl chloroformate (1.2 eq) and triethyl amine (1.2 eq) is added dropwise at 0° C. The reaction is stirred for two hours at room temperature and the aniline 1 is added. The reaction is refluxed to 80° C. for six hours. The mixture is cooled to room temperature and poured into water and extracted with ethyl acetate and dried over magnesium sulfate, and the product 3 purified by HPLC.

Alternatively, amine 1 (1 eq) is dissolved in toluene at room temperature and stirred for 10 minutes. Then 3-tert-butyl-isoxazol-5-yl isocyanate 4 in toluene is added and heated at 80° C. for 4 hours. The solvent is removed and the crude mixture is purified by HPLC to obtain 5.

Synthesis of Compound A1: 1-(5-tent-butylisoxazol-3-yl)-3-(4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)urea

To a stirring solution of 5-tert-Butyl-isoxazol-3-ylamine (250 mg, 1 eq) in dry toluene at 0° C. trichloromethyl chloroformate (1.1 eq) was added dropwise. The reaction stirred at 0° C. and allowed to warm to room temperature overnight. The solvent was removed and the mixture was recrystallized in ethyl acetate. The solid was filtered off and washed with cold ethyl acetate. Yield: 242 mg (83%).

To a flask 5-tert-Butyl-3-isocyanato-isoxazole (242 mg, leq) and substituted aniline (159 mg, 1 eq) was added and dissolved in toluene. The reaction was allowed to stir at 50° C. for three hours. The solvent was removed and the mixture was purified by HPLC. Yield: 188 mg (47%).

Compounds A2 through A57 were synthesized in a manner analogous to Compound A1 using similar starting materials and reagents. The structures are shown below in Table A:

TABLE A NO. CHEMICAL STRUCTURE A1

A2

A3

A4

A5

A6

A7

A8

A9

A10

A11

A12

A13

A14

A15

A16

A17

A18

A19

A20

A21

A22

A23

A24

A25

A26

A27

A28

A29

A30

A31

A32

A33

A34

A35

A36

A37

A38

A40

A41

A42

A43

A44

A45

A46

A47

A48

A49

A50

A51

A52

A53

A54

A55

A56

A57

Example B: Synthesis of Alkyl-Ureas Synthesis of Compound B1: 1-(4-methoxybenzyl)-3-(5-tent-butylisoxazol-3-yl)urea

To a flask 5-tert-Butyl-3-isocyanato-isoxazole (242 mg, 1 eq) and substituted benzylamine (1 eq) was added and dissolved in toluene. The reaction was allowed to stir at 50° C. for three hours. The solvent removed and the mixture was purified by HPLC. Yield: 188 mg (47%).

Compounds B2 through B8 were synthesized in a manner analogous to Compound B1 using similar starting materials and reagents. The structures are shown below in Table B:

TABLE B NO. CHEMICAL STRUCTURE B1

B2

B3

B4

B5

B6

B7

B8

Example C Synthesis of Reactive Ureas Synthesis of Compound C1: 1-(5-tent-butylisoxazol-3-yl)-3-(4-aminophenyl)urea

To a flask 5-tert-Butyl-3-isocyanato-isoxazole (242 mg, 1 eq) and substituted aniline (159 mg, 1 eq) was added and dissolved in toluene. The reaction was allowed to stir at 50° C. for three hours. The solvent removed and the mixture was purified by HPLC. Yield: 188 mg (47%).

Compounds C2 through C3 were synthesized in a manner analogous to Compound C1 using similar starting materials and reagents. The structures are shown below in Table C:

TABLE C NO. CHEMICAL STRUCTURE C1

C2

C3

Example D Synthesis of Substituted-Pyrazole Ureas Synthesis of Compound D1: 1-(3-tent-butyl-1-p-tolyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)-3-(4-isopropylphenyl)urea

To a stirring solution of 5-tert-Butyl-2-p-tolyl-2H-pyrazol-3-ylamine (250 mg, 1 eq) in dry toluene at 0° C. trichloromethyl chloroformate (1.1 eq) was added dropwise. The reaction stirred at 0° C. and allowed to warm to room temperature overnight. The solvent was removed and the mixture was recrystallized in ethyl acetate. The solid was filtered off and washed with cold ethyl acetate. Yield: 242 mg (83%).

To a flask 3-tert-Butyl-5-isocyanato-1-p-tolyl-1H-pyrazole (242 mg, 1 eq) and substituted aniline (159 mg, 1 eq) was added and dissolved in toluene. The reaction was allowed to stir at 50° C. for three hours. The solvent was removed and the mixture was purified by HPLC. Yield: 188 mg (47%).

Compounds D2 through D22 were synthesized in a manner analogous to Compound D1 using similar starting materials and reagents. The structures are shown below in Table D:

Table D

TABLE D NO. CHEMICAL STRUCTURE D1

D2

D3

D4

D5

D6

D7

D8

D9

D10

D11

D12

D13

D14

D15

D16

D17

D18

D19

D20

D21

D22

Example E Exemplary Synthesis of Cyclic Ureas

To the urea 6 is added NaH (2.5 eq) in DMF and the reaction is stirred at 40° C. for 1 hour. Then 1 eq of 1,3-dibromopropane is added and the reaction heated to 80° C. for 8 hours, then cooled, the solvent removed in vacuo and the product 7 purified by HPLC.

Synthesis of Compound E1: 3-(3-tent-butyl-1-p-tolyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)-1-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)-tetrahydropyrimidin-2(1H)-one

To a stirring solution of 4-aminophenol (1 g, 1 eq) in 20 mL THF at 0° C. di-tert-butyl dicarbonate (2 g, 1 eq) in 3 mL THF was slowly added dropwise over 30 minutes. The reaction stirred at 0° C. and allowed to warm to room temperature overnight. The solvent removed and diluted with ethyl acetate. It was then extracted with water three times, and the organic layer was dried over magnesium sulfate. It was recrystallized in dichloromethane.

-   Yield: 1.5 g (79%).

Bocaminophenol (0.5 g, 1 eq), benzyl bromide (0.45 g, 1 eq), and cesium carbonate (1.94 g, 2.5 eq) was dissolved in 30 mL dimethylformamide. The reaction was allowed to stir at 45° C. overnight. The solvent was removed and dissolved in ethyl acetate and water. It was extracted with ethyl acetate three times. The organic layer was washed with 1N sodium hydroxide and dried with magnesium sulfate and solvent was removed. It was purified by column chromatography. Yield: 0.44 g (58%).

[4-(benzyloxy)-phenyl]-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester (0.44 g) was dissolved in 6 mL dichloromethane and 2 mL trifluoroacetic acid was added. The reaction stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. The excess trifluoroacetic acid was removed in vivo. Yield: 0.12 g (42%).

4-(benzyloxy)-phenylamine (0.12 g, 1 eq) was mixed with 5-tert-Butyl-2-p-tolyl-2H-pyrazole-3-carbonitrile N-oxide (0.9 g 1 eq) and dissolved in dry toluene. The reaction stirred at 80° C. overnight. The solvent was removed and purified by HPLC. Yield: 85 mg (31%)

To 6 is added NaH (2.5 eq) in DMF and the reaction is stirred at 40° C. for 1 hour. Then 1 eq of 1,3-dibromopropane is added and the reaction heated to 80° C. for 8 hours, then cooled, the solvent removed in vacuo and the product 7 purified by HPLC.

Compounds E2 through E5 were synthesized in a manner analogous to Compound E1 using similar starting materials and reagents. The structures are shown below in Table E:

TABLE L NO. CHEMICAL STRUCTURE E1

E2

E3

E4

E5

Example F Conversion of Ureas to Thioureas

Lawesson's reagent is added to starting urea in toluene and the reaction heated to 100° C. for 8 hours, then cooled, the solvent removed in vacuo and the thiourea purified by HPLC.

Synthesis of Compound F1: 1-(5-tent-butylisoxazol-3-yl)-3-(4-morpholinophenyl)thiourea

To a flask 5-tert-Butyl-3-isocyanato-isoxazole (242 mg, 1 eq) and substituted aniline (159 mg, 1 eq) was added and dissolved in toluene. The reaction was allowed to stir at 50° C. for three hours. The solvent removed and the mixture was purified by HPLC. Yield: 188 mg (47%)

Lawesson's reagent is added to starting urea in toluene and the reaction heated to 100° C. for 8 hours, then cooled, the solvent removed in vacuo and the thiourea purified by HPLC.

Compounds F2 through F9 were synthesized in a manner analogous to Compound F1 using similar starting materials and reagents. The structures are shown below in Table F:

TABLE F NO. CHEMICAL STRUCTURE F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9

Example G Exemplary Synthesis of Ureas with Ether Linkers

To a stirring solution of the amine 4 (1 eq) in toluene at room temperature is added the isocyanate 8 and heated at 80° C. overnight. The solvent is removed, and the product 9 is purified by HPLC. Compound C, compound A, compound B, compound D and other compounds in the benzoloxy series were made by the general method described above.

To a stirring solution of 4-aminophenol (1 eq) in THF at 0° C. di-tert-butyl dicarbonate (1 eq) in THF was slowly added dropwise over 30 minutes. The reaction stirred at 0° C. and allowed to warm to room temperature overnight. The solvent removed and diluted with ethyl acetate. It was then extracted with water three times, and the organic layer was dried over magnesium sulfate. It was recrystallized in dichloromethane.

To a stirring solution of sodium hydride (1.2 eq) in DMF, the Boc-aminophenol (1 eq) was added dropwise at 0° C. and stirred to room temperature for one hour. Then the substituted benzyl halide (1 eq) in THF was added dropwise at 0° C. The reaction was allowed to stir at 40° C. overnight. The solvent was removed and dissolved in ethyl acetate and water. It was extracted with ethyl acetate three times. The organic layer was washed with 1N sodium hydroxide and dried with magnesium sulfate and solvent was removed. It was purified by column chromatography.

The protected substituted benzyloxyaniline was dissolved in dichloromethane and trifluoroacetic acid was added. The reaction stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. The excess trifluoroacetic acid was removed in vivo.

The substituted benzyloxyaniline (1 eq) was mixed with 5-tert-Butyl-3-isocyanato-isoxazole (1 eq) and dissolved in dry toluene. The reaction stirred at 80° C. overnight. The solvent was removed and purified by HPLC.

Synthesis of Compound G1: 1-(4-(3-(pyridin-4-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-3-(5-tert-butylisoxazol-3-yl)urea

To a stirring solution of 5-tert-Butyl-isoxazol-3-ylamine (250 mg, 1 eq) in dry toluene at 0° C. trichloromethyl chloroformate (1.1 eq) was added dropwise. The reaction stirred at 0° C. and allowed to warm to room temperature overnight. The solvent was removed and the mixture was recrystallized in ethyl acetate. The solid was filtered off and washed with cold ethyl acetate. Yield: 242 mg (83%).

To a flask 5-tert-Butyl-3-isocyanato-isoxazole (242 mg, 1 eq) and 4-aminophenol (159 mg, 1 eq) was added and dissolved in toluene. The reaction was allowed to stir at 50° C. for three hours. The solvent removed and the mixture was purified by HPLC. Yield: 188 mg (47%), LC/MS [MH⁺]276.

In a dry flask flushed with nitrogen gas 1-(5-tert-Butyl-isoxazol-3-yl)-3-(4-hydroxy-phenyl)-urea (100 mg, 1 eq), 3-Pyridin-4-yl-propan-1-ol (200 mg, 1 eq) and triphenylphosphine (143 mg, 1.5 eq) was added and then dissolved with THF. The flask was cooled to 0° C. and diethyl azodicarboxylate (95 mg, 1.5 eq) was added dropwise. The reaction stirred overnight at room temperature. The THF was removed and the mixture was purified by HPLC. Yield: 26 mg (18%), LC/MS [MH⁺]395.

Synthesis of Compound G12: 1-(4-(2-fluorobenzyloxy)phenyl)-3-(5-tert-butylisoxazol-3-yl)urea

To a stirring solution of 4-aminophenol (1 g, 1 eq) in 20 mL THF at 0° C. di-tert-butyl dicarbonate (2 g, 1 eq) in 3 mL THF was slowly added dropwise over 30 minutes. The reaction stirred at 0° C. and allowed to warm to room temperature overnight. The solvent removed and diluted with ethyl acetate. It was then extracted with water three times, and the organic layer was dried over magnesium sulfate. It was recrystallized in dichloromethane. Yield: 1.5 g (79%).

Bocaminophenol (0.5 g, 1 eq), 2-fluorobenzyl bromide (0.45 g, 1 eq), and cesium carbonate (1.94 g, 2.5 eq) was dissolved in 30 mL dimethylformamide. The reaction was allowed to stir at 45° C. overnight. The solvent was removed and dissolved in ethyl acetate and water. It was extracted with ethyl acetate three times. The organic layer was washed with 1N sodium hydroxide and dried with magnesium sulfate and solvent was removed. It was purified by column chromatography. Yield: 0.44 g (58%).

[4-(2-Fluoro-benzyloxy)-phenyl]-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester (0.44 g) was dissolved in 6 mL dichloromethane and 2 mL trifluoroacetic acid was added. The reaction stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. The excess trifluoroacetic acid was removed in vivo. Yield: 0.12 g (42%), LC/MS [MH⁺]218.

4-(2-Fluoro-benzyloxy)-phenylamine (0.12 g, 1 eq) was mixed with 5-tert-Butyl-3-isocyanato-isoxazole (0.9 g 1 eq) and dissolved in dry toluene. The reaction stirred at 80° C. overnight. The solvent was removed and purified by HPLC. Yield: 85 mg (31%), LC/MS [MH⁺]384.

Compounds G2 through G57 were synthesized in a manner analogous to Compound G1 and G12 using similar starting materials and reagents. The structures are shown below in Table G:

TABLE G NO. CHEMICAL STRUCTURE G1

G2

G3

G4

G5

G6

G7

G8

G9

G10

G11

G12

G13

G14

G15

G16

G17

G18

G19

G20

G21

G22

G23

G24

G25

G26

G27

G28

G29

G30

G31

G32

G33

G34

G35

G36

G37

G38

G39

G40

G42

G44

G46

G48

G49

G50

G51

G52

G53

G54

G55

G56

G57

Example H Exemplary Synthesis of Ureas with Ether Linkers Synthesis of Compound H1: 1-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)-3-(1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)urea

Compounds H1 through H10 were synthesized in a manner analogous to compound G1. Compounds H11 through H17 were synthesized in a manner analogous to Compound A1 using similar starting materials and reagents. The structures are shown below in Table H:

TABLE H NO. CHEMICAL STRUCTURE H1

H2

H3

H4

H5

H6

H7

H8

H9

H10

H11

H12

H13

H14

H15

H16

H17

Example I Exemplary Synthesis of Ureas with Ether Linkers Synthesis of Compound I1: 1-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)-3-(4-methylthiazol-2-yl)urea

Compounds I1 through I4 were synthesized in a manner analogous to Compound G1 using similar starting materials and reagents. The structures are shown below in Table I:

TABLE I NO. CHEMICAL STRUCTURE I1

I2

I3

I4

Example J Synthesis of N-Substituted Ureas

A solution of an isoxazole-3-isocyanate in dimethylacetamide is added to a solution of 4-alkoxy-N-alkylbenzenamine in dimethylacetamide, and the mixture is heated at 80° C. overnight. After cooling to room temperature, 20 ml water is added and the mixture is extracted with 3×30 ml EtOAc. The combined organic phases are washed with brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, and evaporated. Purification of the product is accomplished by flash chromatography (silica gel, hexanes, 0-50% EtOAc).

Synthesis of Compound J1: 1-(5-tent-butylisoxazol-3-yl)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3-methylurea

A solution of 5-tert-butyl-isoxazole-3-isocyanate (166 mg, 1 mmol) in 0.5 ml dimethylacetamide was added to a solution of 4-methoxy-N-methylaniline in 0.5 ml dimethylacetamide (137 mg, 1 mmol), and the mixture was heated at 80° C. overnight. After cooling to room temperature, 20 ml water was added and the mixture was extracted with 3×30 ml EtOAc. The combined organic phases were washed with brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, and evaporated. Purification of the product, N-(methyl)(4-methoxyphenyl)-N-(5-t-butyl-3-isoxazolyl) urea, was accomplished by flash chromatography (silica gel, hexanes, 0-50% EtOAc).

Compounds J2 through J15 were synthesized in a manner analogous to Compound J1 using similar starting materials and reagents. The structures are shown below in Table J:

TABLE J NO. CHEMICAL STRUCTURE J1

J2

J3

J4

J5

J6

J7

J8

J9

J10

J11

J12

J13

J14

J15

Example K Synthesis of Compounds with Ether-Alkyl Chains

The following general procedure was used to synthesize compounds having the ethylene, propylene, or butylenes linkers. To a stirring solution of 4-aminophenol (1 eq) in THF at 0° C., di-tert-butyl dicarbonate (1 eq) in THF was slowly added dropwise over 30 minutes. The reaction was stirred at 0° C. and allowed to warm to room temperature overnight. The solvent removed and diluted with ethyl acetate. It was then extracted with water three times, and the organic layer was dried over magnesium sulfate. The solid was recrystallized from dichloromethane.

In a dry flask flushed with nitrogen gas bocaminophenol (1 eq), substituted alcohol (1 eq) and triphenylphosphine (1.5 eq) was added and then dissolved with THF. The flask was cooled to 0° C. and diethyl azodicarboxylate (1.5 eq) was added dropwise. The reaction stirred overnight at room temperature. THF was removed under vacuum and the mixture was purified by HPLC.

The protected substituted ethyloxyaniline was dissolved in dichloromethane and trifluoroacetic acid was added. The reaction stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. The excess trifluoroacetic acid was removed in vivo.

The substituted ethyloxyaniline (1 eq) was mixed with 5-tert-Buty1-3-isocyanato-isoxazole (1 eq) and dissolved in dry toluene. The reaction stirred at 50° C. overnight. The solvent was removed and purified by HPLC. Compound W, compound X, and others in the series were synthesized using the procedure described above.

Synthesis of Compound K1 : 1-(4-(2-morpholinoethoxy)naphthyl)-3-(3-tert-butylisoxazol-5-yl)urea

To a mixture of 4-amino-1-naphthol hydrochloride(15 g) in 100 mL dry THF at −78 C was added dropwise over 1 h n-BuLi (43 mL of a 1.6M solution in hexanes). After the addition was complete the mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature and then cooled to −78 C and di-tert-butyl dicarbonate (Boc₂O) (16.5 g in 100 mL THF was added over a period of 20 min). The mixture was slowly warmed to room temperature and stirred for 24 h and then most of the volatiles removed in vacuo. The residue was diluted with ethyl acetate and washed with water (3×100 mL) and brine (100 mL) and filtered through celite and dried over magnesium sulphate. Column chromatography (30% EtOAc/hexanes) gave 20 g of pure product.

To a solution of (4-Hydroxy-naphthalen-1-yl)-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester (3 g) and 4-(2-Chloro-ethyl)-morpholine hydrochloride (2.22 g) in 25 mL of acetonitrile was added powdered potassium carbonate (6 g) and the solution heated overnight at 80 C. It was cooled, diluted with EtOAc and water. The organic layer was washed with water, brineand dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and the volatiles removed in vacuo. Purification by silica gel chromatography (10% EtOAc/hexanes) gave 2.3 g of pure product.

To a flask 5-tert-Butyl-3-isocyanato-isoxazole (242 mg, 1 eq) and substituted aniline (159 mg, 1 eq) was added and dissolved in toluene. The reaction was allowed to stir at 50° C. for three hours. The solvent removed and the mixture was purified by HPLC. Yield: 188 mg (47%)

Compound K2 was synthesized in a manner analogous to Compound K1 using similar starting materials and reagents. The structures are shown below in Table K:

TABLE K NO. CHEMICAL STRUCTURE K1

K2

Example L Exemplary Synthesis of Isoxazole-Urea Synthesis of Compound L1: 1,3-bis(5-tent-butylisoxazol-3-yl)urea

A mixture of amine 5-tert-butyl-isoxazol-3-ylamine (1 eq) in dry THF is stirred at room temperature under argon for an hour. Then the stirred suspension is cooled to 0° C. and to it is added dropwise a solution of phosgene or disuccinimidyl carbonate or carbonyl diimidazole (1.2 eq). The reaction is stirred at 0° C. for half an hour. Then 5-tert-butyl-isoxazol-3-ylamine in THF is added dropwise and the reaction is allowed to warm to room temperature and stirred overnight. The solvent is removed and extracted with ethyl acetate and water. The organic layer is dried over magnesium sulfate and solvent removed, and the 1,3-bis(5-tert-butylisoxazol-3-yl)urea product purified by HPLC.

Example M Exemplary Synthesis of Pyrimidine Containing Compounds

Dichloro-dimethoxyquinazoline was heated for 3 hours at 80° C. with one equivalent p-nitroaniline in n-butanol. After cooling to room temperature, isopropanol was added and the insoluble product was collected by filtration. Reduction was accomplished using 10% Pd/C in methanol at 50 psi in the presence of hydrochloric acid. The resulting aniline was reacted with the oxazole isocyanate in DMA at 80° C. in the presence of DIEA. The urea product was purified by HPLC.

A mixture of aminourea hydrochloride (155 mg, 0.5 mmol), halopurine/haloquinazoline/halopyrimidine (0.5 mmol), and DIEA (90 μl, 0.5 mmol) in n-butanol (2-5 ml) was heated at 100° C. for 1-16 h. The product was purified by HPLC.

A mixture of aminourea (274 mg, 1 mmol), paraformaldehyde (30 mg, 0.33 mmol), sodium triacetoxyborohydride (636 mg, 3 mmol) and 10 drops glacial acetic acid was stirred at room temperature over night. The solvent was evaporated completely and the residue was treated with sat. aq. NaHCO₃. The solids were collected by filtration and purified via HPLC. The resulting methylaniline was used in amide formations and aryl aminations as descibed above.

Example N Exemplary Synthesis of Compounds Containing Amide Linkers

1 gm. (6 mmol) of 5-tert-butyl-isoxazole-3-isocyanate and 0.83 gm (6 mmol) 4-nitro-phenylamine were dissolved in 20 ml dry toluene and stirred at 80° C. for 24 h. The resulting suspension was cooled to room temperature and filtered off to give the title compound as a yellow solid. The product was used in the next step without further purification. Yield: 1.7 g (92%), LC/MS [MH]305.

1.5 gm of 1-(5-tert-butyl-isoxazol-3-yl)-3-(4-nitro-phenyl)-urea was dissolved in 50 ml THF and 0.1 g of 10% Pd/C was added. The solution was stirred under hydrogen at 50 psi. for 24 h than filtered trough Celite pad. The organic solvent was evaporated under vacuum and the resulting residue was triturated with ethyl acetate. Yield: 1.3 g (96%), LC/MS [MH⁺]275.

1 equivalent of the carboxylic acid and 1.1 equivalent of CDI were dissolved in dry DMF and stirred at 40° C. for 2 h, than 1 equivalent of aniline was added. The reaction mixture was stirred at 40° C. overnight and the final product was purified by preparative HPLC.

Alternatively, 1 equivalent of the carboxylic acid and 1.1 equivalent of thionyl chloride were heated in a sealed tube at 50° C. for 3 h. The excess thionyl chloride was evaporated, 1 equivalent of aniline in DMF was added, and the solution stirred at room temperature for 8 h. The final product was purified by preparative HPLC.

Compounds N1 through N189 were synthesized in a manner analogous to one of the above procedures using similar starting materials and reagents. The structures are shown below in Table N:

TABLE N NO. CHEMICAL STRUCTURE N1

N2

N3

N4

N5

N6

N7

N8

N9

N10

N11

N12

N13

N14

N15

N16

N17

N18

N19

N20

N21

N22

N23

N24

N25

N26

N27

N28

N29

N30

N31

N32

N33

N34

N35

N36

N37

N38

N39

N40

N41

N42

N43

N44

N45

N47

N48

N49

N50

N51

N52

N53

N54

N55

N56

N57

N58

N59

N60

N61

N62

N63

N64

N65

N66

N67

N68

N69

N70

N71

N72

N73

N74

N75

N76

N77

N78

N79

N80

N81

N82

N83

N84

N85

N86

N87

N88

N89

N90

N91

N92

N93

N94

N95

N96

N97

N98

N99

N100

N101

N102

N103

N104

N105

N106

N107

N108

N109

N110

N111

N112

N113

N114

N115

N116

N117

N118

N119

N120

N121

N122

N123

N124

N125

N126

N127

N128

N129

N130

N131

N132

N133

N134

N135

N136

N137

N138

N139

N140

N141

N142

N143

N144

N145

N146

N147

N148

N149

N150

N151

N152

N153

N154

N155

N156

N157

N158

N159

N160

N161

N162

N163

N164

N165

N166

N167

N168

N169

N170

N171

N172

N173

N174

N175

N176

N177

N178

N179

N180

N181

N182

N183

N184

N185

N186

N187

N188

N189

Example O Synthesis of Compounds with Amine Linkers

Dichloro-dimethoxyquinazoline was heated 3h at 80° C. with one equivalent p-nitroaniline in n-butanol. After cooling to room temperature, isopropanol was added and the insoluble product was collected by filtration. Reduction was accomplished using 10% Pd/C in methanol at 50 psi in the presence of hydrochloric acid. The resulting aniline was reacted with the oxazole isocyanate in DMA at 80° C. in the presence of DIEA. The urea product was purified by HPLC.

Synthesis of Compound O1: 1-(4-(2-chloro-6,7-dimethoxyquinazolin-4-ylamino)phenyl)-3-(5-tert-butylisoxazol-3-yl)urea

Dichloro-dimethoxyquinazoline was heated 3 h at 80° C. with one equivalent p-nitroaniline in n-butanol. After cooling to room temperature, isopropanol was added and the insoluble product was collected by filtration. Reduction was accomplished using 10% Pd/C in methanol at 50 psi in the presence of hydrochloric acid. The resulting aniline was reacted with the oxazole isocyanate in DMA at 80° C. in the presence of DIEA. The urea product was purified by HPLC.

Compounds O2 through O10 were synthesized in a manner analogous to Compound O1 using similar starting materials and reagents. The structures are shown below in Table O:

TABLE O NO. CHEMICAL STRUCTURE O1 

O2 

O3 

O4 

O5 

O6 

O7 

O8 

O9 

O10

Example P Synthesis of Chalcones

Acetylphenylurea (obtained from either reacting p-aminoacetophenone with oxazole isocyanate in toluene or reacting p-acetylphenyl isocyanate with oxazole amine in toluene) was reacted with e.g. 4-pyridine carboxaldehyde analogous to a literature procedure (Zhang et al., Chem. Lett. 2003, 32, 966-967).

Chalcone intermediates were further modified according to procedures described in the literature. See Powers et al., Tetrahedron, 1998, 54, 4085-4096; Katritzky et al. Org. Lett. 2000, 2, 429-431.

Compound P1: 1-(5-isopropylisoxazol-3-yl)-3-(4-((E)-3-(pyridin-4-yl)acryloyl)phenyl)urea

Compound P1 was synthesized in the manner outlined above.

Synthesis of Chalcone Derivatives

Synthesis of Compound P2: 1-(5-tent-butylisoxazol-3-yl)-3-(4-(3-(1-methoxynaphthalen-4-yl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl)phenyl)urea

To a flask 5-tert-Butyl-3-isocyanato-isoxazole (242 mg, 1 eq) 4-aminobenzoic acid (159 mg, 1 eq) was added and dissolved in toluene. The reaction was allowed to stir at 50° C. for three hours. The solvent removed and the mixture was purified by HPLC. Yield: 188 mg (47%)

N-Hydroxy-4-methoxy-naphthalene-1-carboxamidine (1 g) and 4-[3-(5-tert-Butyl-isoxazol-3-yl)-ureido]-benzoic acid (1 eq) were reflued in diglyme (5 mL) for 24 h and then purified to give 100 mg of 1-(5-tert-Butyl-isoxazol-3-yl)-3-{4-[3-(4-methoxy-naphthalen-1-yl)-[1,2,4]oxadiazol-5-yl]-phenyl}-urea.

Compounds P3 through P9 were synthesized in a manner analogous to Compound P2 using similar starting materials and reagents. The structures are shown below in Table P:

TABLE P NO. CHEMICAL STRUCTURE P2

P3

P4

P5

P6

P7

P8

P9

Example Q Synthesis of Compounds Containing Heterocycloalkyl Groups Synthesis of Compound Q1: 4-(3-methoxyphenyl)-N-(4-methoxyphenyl)piperazine-1-carboxamide

Commercially available isocyanides were reacted with a secondary amine in toluene or DMA (1 ml) with triethyl amine (0.2 mL) at room temperature or 50 C overnight. The solvent was removed and the compound purified by HPLC.

Compounds Q2 through Q27 were synthesized in a manner analogous to Compound Q1 using similar starting materials and reagents. The structures are shown below in Table Q:

TABLE Q NO. CHEMICAL STRUCTURE Q1 

Q2 

Q3 

Q4 

Q5 

Q6 

Q7 

Q8 

Q9 

Q10

Q11

Q12

Q13

Q30

Q31

Q32

Q17

Q18

Q19

Q20

Q21

Q22

Q23

Q24

Q25

Q26

Q27

Example R Synthesis of Compounds Containing Heterocycloalkyl Groups with Ether Linkers Synthesis of Compound S1: N-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)-4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)piperidine-1-carboxamide

Commercially available isocyanides were reacted with a secondary amine in toluene or DMA (1 ml) with triethyl amine (0.2 mL) at room temperature or 50 C overnight. The solvent was removed and the compound purified by HPLC.

Compounds R2 through R9 were synthesized in a manner analogous to Compound R1 using similar starting materials and reagents. The structures are shown below in Table R:

TABLE R NO. CHEMICAL STRUCTURE R1

R2

R3

R4

R5

R6

R7

R8

R9

Example S Synthesis of Carbamothioates Synthesis of Compound S1: S-4-methoxyphenyl N-5-tert-butylisoxazol-3-ylcarbamothioate

Synthesis of (3-tert-Butyl-isoxazol-5-yl)-thiocarbamic acid S-(4-methoxy-phenyl)ester

A mixture of 4-Methoxy-benzenethiol (0.20 g, 1 eq) and potassium carbonate (0.47 g, 2.5 eq) in dry THF was allowed to stir at room temperature under argon for an hour. Then the stirred suspension was cooled to 0° C. and to it was added drop wise a solution of phosgene (0.17 g 1.2 eq). The reaction stirred at 0° C. for half an hour. Then 3-tert-Butyl-isoxazol-5-ylamine (0.20 g, 1 eq) in THF was added dropwise. The reaction was allowed to warm to room temperature and stirred overnight. The solvent was removed and extracted with ethyl acetate and water. The organic layer was dried over magnesium sulfate and solvent removed. It was purified by HPLC. Yield: 157 mg (36%), LC/MS [MH+]307.

Compounds S2 through S3 were synthesized in a manner analogous to Compound S1 using similar starting materials and reagents. The structures are shown below in Table S:

TABLE S NO. CHEMICAL STRUCTURE S1

S2

S3

Example T Synthesis of Carbamothioates Synthesis of Compound T1: S-4-methoxyphenyl N-5-tert-butylisoxazol-3-ylcarbamothioate

Synthesis of (3-tert-Butyl-isoxazol-5-yl)-thiocarbamic acid S-(4-methoxy-phenyl)ester

A mixture of 4-Methoxy-benzenethiol (0.20 g, 1 eq) and potassium carbonate (0.47 g, 2.5 eq) in dry THF was allowed to stir at room temperature under argon for an hour. Then the stirred suspension was cooled to 0° C. and to it was added drop wise a solution of phosgene (0.17 g 1.2 eq). The reaction stirred at 0° C. for half an hour. Then 3-tert-Butyl-isoxazol-5-ylamine (0.20 g, 1 eq) in THF was added dropwise. The reaction was allowed to warm to room temperature and stirred overnight. The solvent was removed and extracted with ethyl acetate and water. The organic layer was dried over magnesium sulfate and solvent removed. It was purified by HPLC. Yield: 157 mg (36%), LC/MS [MH⁺307.

Example V Synthesis of Ureas Synthesis of Compound VI

1 gm. (6 mmol) of 5-tert-butyl-isoxazole-3-isocyanate and 0.83 gm (6 mmol) 4-nitro-phenylamine were dissolved in 20 ml dry toluene and stirred at 80° C. for 24 h. The resulting suspension was cooled to room temperature and filtered off to give the title compound as a yellow solid. The product was used in the next step without further purification. Yield: 1.7 g (92%), LC/MS [MH⁻]305.

1.5 gm of 1-(5-tert-butyl-isoxazol-3-yl)-3-(4-nitro-phenyl)-urea was dissolved in 50 ml THF and 0.1 g of 10% Pd/C was added. The solution was stirred under hydrogen at 50 psi. for 24 h than filtered trough Celite pad. The organic solvent was evaporated under vacuum and the resulting residue was triturated with ethyl acetate. Yield: 1.3 g (96%), LC/MS [MH⁺]275.

1 equivalent of the substituted sulfonyl chloride and 1 equivalent of the substituted aniline in DMF were added, and the solution stirred at room temperature for 8 h. The final product was purified by preparative HPLC.

Compounds V2 through V4 were synthesized in a manner analogous to Compound V1 using similar starting materials and reagents. The structures are shown below in Table V:

TABLE V NO. CHEMICAL STRUCTURE V1

V2

V3

V4

Example W

Compounds W1 and W2 were made by procedures know in the art or described herein.

TABLE W NO. CHEMICAL STRUCTURE W1

W2

Example Z Commercially Available Ureas

Compounds Z1-Z93 as shown in Table Z are commercially available:

TABLE Z NO. CHEMICAL STRUCTURE Z1

Z2

Z3

Z4

Z5

Z6

Z7

Z8

Z9

Z10

Z11

Z12

Z13

Z14

Z15

Z16

Z17

Z18

Z19

Z20

Z21

Z22

Z23

Z24

Z25

Z26

Z27

Z28

Z29

Z30

Z31

Z32

Z33

Z34

Z35

Z36

Z38

Z39

Z40

Z43

Z44

Z45

Z46

Z47

Z48

Z49

Z50

Z51

Z52

Z53

Z54

Z55

Z56

Z57

Z58

Z59

Z60

Z61

Z62

Z63

Z64

Z65

Z66

Z67

Z68

Z69

Z70

Z71

Z72

Z73

Z74

Z75

Z76

Z77

Z78

Z79

Z80

Z81

Z82

Z83

Z84

Z85

Z86

Z87

Z88

Z89

Z90

Z91

Z92

Z93

Binding Constant (K_(d)) Measurements for Small-Molecule—Kinase Interactions

Methods for measuring binding affinities for interactions between small molecules and kinases including FLT3, c-KIT, p38, STK-10, MKNK2, ABL(T334I) [a.k.a. ABL(T315I)], VEGFR2 (a.k.a. KDR), and EGFR are described in detail in U.S. application Ser. No. 10/873,835, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. The components of the assays include human kinases expressed as fusions to T7 bacteriophage particles and immobilized ligands that bind to the ATP site of the kinases. For the assay, phage-displayed kinases and immobilized ATP site ligands are combined with the compound to be tested. If the test compound binds the kinase it competes with the immobilized ligand and prevents binding to the solid support. If the compound does not bind the kinase, phage-displayed proteins are free to bind to the solid support through the interaction between the kinase and the immobilized ligand. The results are read out by quantitating the amount of fusion protein bound to the solid support, which is accomplished by either traditional phage plaque assays or by quantitative PCR (qPCR) using the phage genome as a template. To determine the affinity of the interactions between a test molecule and a kinase, the amount of phage-displayed kinase bound to the solid support is quantitated as a function of test compound concentration. The concentration of test molecule that reduces the number of phage bound to the solid support by 50% is equal to the K_(d) for the interaction between the kinase and the test molecule. Typically, data are collected for twelve concentrations of test compound and, the resultant binding curve is fit to a non-cooperative binding isotherm to calculate K_(d).

Described in the exemplary assays below is data from binding with varying kinases.

Binding values are reported as follows “+” for representative compounds exhibiting a binding dissociation constant (Kd) of 10,000 nM or higher; “++”for representative compounds exhibiting a Kd of 1,000 nM to 10,000 nM; “+++”for representative compounds exhibiting a Kd of 100 nM to 1,000 nM; and “++++”for representative compounds exhibiting a Kd of less than 100 nM. The term “ND” represents non-determined values.

Binding Constant (IQ) Measurements for Small-Molecule-Abl Interactions

Compound Binding Assay: Binding Assay: Binding Assay: No. ABL1(H396P) ABL1(Y253F) ABL1(Q252H) O1 + + ++ O5 +++ +++ +++

Compound Binding Assay: Binding Assay: No ABL1(E255K) ABL1(T3151) N144 + ND N142 + ND N145 + ND N143 + ND N141 + ND N139 ND + N140 ND + G49 + ND G22 + ND G27 + ++ N135 + + G1 + ND O1 + ++ N39 + ND O5 +++ ++++ O8 ND +++

Compound Binding Assay: Binding Assay: No ABL1(DKIN) ABL1(E274K) A32 + ND A30 + ND A1 + ND A26 + ND A41 + ND A39 + ND H13 + ND O1 ++ ND O5 ++++ ND N66 +++ ND N157 ND + N127 ND ND

All references cited herein, including patents, patent applications, and publications, are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties, whether previously specifically incorporated or not.

Having now fully described this invention, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the same can be performed within a wide range of equivalent parameters, concentrations, and conditions without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention and without undue experimentation.

While this invention has been described in connection with specific embodiments thereof, it will be understood that it is capable of further modifications. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention following, in general, the principles of the invention and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the invention pertains and as may be applied to the essential features hereinbefore set forth. 

1. A compound of Formula (VII):

wherein: each X is independently C, CR, N, NR, or O, wherein no more than three X's are a heteroatom, and no two adjacent ring atoms are O; and each R is independently H, halogen, alkyl, —OH, alkoxy, —OC(O)R_(d), —NO₂, —N(R_(d))₂, —SR_(d), —S(O)_(h)R_(d) where j is 1 or 2, —NR_(d)C(O)R_(d), —C(O)₂R_(d), —C(O)N(R_(d))₂ or —C(O)R_(d), or two adjacent R's are taken together to form a aryl or heteroaryl, where each R_(d) is independently H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl.
 2. The compound of claim 1, wherein the compound has Formula (VIII):


3. The compound of claim 1, wherein the compound is selected from:


4. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
 5. A method of modulating abl kinase comprising administering a a therapeutically effective amount of the compound of claim
 1. 6. A method of treating a disease mediated by abl kinase, wherein the method comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of the compound of claim
 1. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the disease is cancer.
 8. The method of claim 6, wherein the abl kinase has a T315I mutation.
 9. The method of claim 6, wherein the cancer is leukemia.
 10. The method of claim 6, wherein the cancer is chronic myeloid leukemia.
 11. The method of claim 6, wherein the cancer is STI571-resistant chronic myeloid leukemia. 